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Where does “beiða” come from?

beiða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

beiða (Old Norse): to ask, beg, request

Definitions

  1. to ask, beg, request

Ancestry of “beiða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “beiða”

  • beiða
  • beþa
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