Where does “beþa” come from?

beþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse beiða, from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

beþa (Old Swedish): to demand

Definitions

  1. to demand

Ancestry of “beþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeiðato ask, beg, request
2Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baidijaną →Every word from Old Norse beiða →
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