Where does “bíða” come from?

bíða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bidōn, from Proto-Germanic bidjan, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bíða (Old Norse): to abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;...

Definitions

  1. to abide, wait for; to suffer, undergo, sustain;...

Ancestry of “bíða”, step by step

bíða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bidōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbidōn—
2Proto-Germanicbidjantub, vessel, vat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Proto-Germanic bīdaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust

Words derived from “bíða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →