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”

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