Where does “bið” come from?

bið (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bidą, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bið (Old Norse): first-person singular present indicative active...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative active...

Ancestry of “bið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbidąwaiting, biding
2Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bið”

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