Where does “bidon” come from?

bidon (Middle French) comes from Old Norse bíða, from Proto-Germanic bidōn, from Proto-Germanic bidjan, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bidon (Middle French): small portable container, sealed and made of wood...

Definitions

  1. small portable container, sealed and made of wood...

Ancestry of “bidon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebíðato abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;...
2Proto-Germanicbidōn—
3Proto-Germanicbidjantub, vessel, vat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bidon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →