Where does “bītan” come from?

bītan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bītan (Old High German): to wait

Definitions

  1. to wait

Ancestry of “bītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bītan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →