Where does “bædan” come from?

bædan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *baidijan, from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bædan (Old English): to constrain, incite, compel; to defile

Definitions

  1. to constrain, incite, compel; to defile

Ancestry of “bædan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*baidijanto force, compel, demand, urge
2Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bædan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baidijan →