Where does “bedian” come from?

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

bedian (Old Saxon): to demand

Definitions

  1. to demand

Ancestry of “bedian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →
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