Where does “*baidō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*baidō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “*baidō”

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