Where does “bêden” come from?

bêden (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bêden (Middle Low German): to offer

Definitions

  1. to offer

Ancestry of “bêden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbiodanto offer
2Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bêden”

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