Where does “niedbad” come from?

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

niedbad (Old English): an exaction, due, or toll

Definitions

  1. an exaction, due, or toll

Ancestry of “niedbad”, step by step

niedbad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bād

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbādpledge, expectation
2Proto-West Germanic*baidu—
3Proto-Germanic*baidō—
4Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Old English nīed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnīedneed, compulsion
2Proto-Germanic*naudi—
3Proto-Germanicnaudizneed; trouble, distress; compulsion, force
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →
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