Where does “bēden” come from?

bēden (Middle English) comes from Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bēden (Middle English): to pray, offer, proffer, request, demand, order,...

Definitions

  1. to pray, offer, proffer, request, demand, order,...

Ancestry of “bēden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēodanto announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...
2Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bēden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →