Where does “bīdan” come from?

bīdan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bīdan, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bīdan (Old Saxon): to wait for

Definitions

  1. to wait for

Ancestry of “bīdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*bīdanto wait
2Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bīdan”

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