Where does “bīdan” come from?
bīdan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.
Ancestry of “bīdan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *bīdan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |
Words derived from “bīdan”