Where does “biða” come from?

biða (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.

biða (Old Norse): milk jug/bucket; container, vessel

Definitions

  1. milk jug/bucket; container, vessel

Ancestry of “biða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbidōn—
2Proto-Germanicbidjantub, vessel, vat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjan →