Where does “onbidan” come from?

onbidan (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.

onbidan (Old English): to wait, to await

Definitions

  1. to wait, to await

Ancestry of “onbidan”, step by step

onbidan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bīdan

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

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →