Where does “bīdan” come from?
bīdan (Old English) 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.
bīdan (Old English): to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,...
Definitions
- to stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,...
Ancestry of “bīdan”, step by step
bīdan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *bīdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *bīdan | to wait |
| 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 |
via Proto-Germanic *bīdan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *bīdan | — |