Where does “biedeć” come from?

biedeć (Polish) comes from Polish biada, from Proto-Slavic běda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

Ancestry of “biedeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiadawoe!; third-person singular present of biadać
2Proto-Slavicbědatrouble, misery, misfortune; adversity, calamity;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic běda →Every word from Polish biada →