Where does “beide” come from?

beide (Middle High German) comes from Old High German beide, from Proto-Germanic bai-.

beide (Middle High German): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “beide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanbeideAlternative form of bēde
2Proto-Germanicbai-—

Words derived from “beide”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →Every word from Old High German beide →