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Where does “bīdaną” come from?

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

bīdaną (Proto-Germanic): to wait; to wait for, to await

Definitions

  1. to wait; to wait for, to await

Ancestry of “bīdaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bīdaną”

  • abode
  • abide
  • abiding
  • bidden
  • bide
  • unbidden
  • abideth
  • biding
  • abidingly
  • abidance
  • abidingness
  • abidest
  • abider
  • bidest
  • unabiding
  • aboding
  • unbiddenly
  • unabidable
  • abodeless
  • abideable
  • abidable
  • unabideable
  • abodance
  • abodement
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