Where does “gibidan” come from?

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

gibidan (Old Saxon): to wait, expect; to stay

Definitions

  1. to wait, expect; to stay

Ancestry of “gibidan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbīdanto wait for
2Proto-West Germanic*bīdanto wait
3Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →