Where does “biðjast” come from?

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

Ancestry of “biðjast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “biðjast”

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