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Where does “bedu” come from?

bedu (Old English) comes from Proto-Celtic betuyā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

bedu (Old English): request; prayer; supplication; religious worship

Definitions

  1. request; prayer; supplication; religious worship

Ancestry of “bedu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
4Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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