Where does “бѣдити” come from?

бѣдити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *běditi — to persuade, to coerce.

бѣдити (Old Church Slavonic): to persuade

Definitions

  1. to persuade

Ancestry of “бѣдити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*běditito persuade, to coerce

Words derived from “бѣдити

Every word from Proto-Slavic *běditi