Where does “bityden” come from?

bityden (Middle English) comes from Middle English tyden, from Old English tīdan, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

bityden (Middle English): betide

Definitions

  1. betide

Ancestry of “bityden”, step by step

bityden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English tyden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtydenTo befall; to happen
2Old Englishtīdanto happen; to betide; to befall; happen
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Middle English bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbiby
2Old Englishbiby, near, around, to, in, at, upon, about, with;...

Words derived from “bityden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Old English tīdan →