Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

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”

  • beidseitig
  • beide
  • beiderseits
  • ביידע
  • allebeed
  • beed
Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →