Where does “bia” come from?

bia (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

bia (Norwegian Nynorsk): to wait; to go without eating; to persist

Definitions

  1. to wait; to go without eating; to persist

Ancestry of “bia”, step by step

bia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bíða

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

via Old Norse bý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýbee
2Proto-Germanicbiją—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →