Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “beide” come from?

beide (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bai-.

beide (Old High German): Alternative form of bēde

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bēde

Ancestry of “beide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbai-—

Words derived from “beide”

  • beidseitig
  • beide
  • beiderseits
  • bēde
  • beide
  • ביידע
  • béid
  • allebeed
  • beed
Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →