Where does “gebidan” come from?

gebidan (Old English) comes from Old English bīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

gebidan (Old English): to wait, bide; to experience or endure; to reach,...

Definitions

  1. to wait, bide; to experience or endure; to reach,...

Ancestry of “gebidan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbīdanto stay, continue, live, remain, delay; wait for,...
2Proto-West Germanic*bīdanto wait
3Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →