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Where does “bedō” come from?

bedō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

bedō (Proto-Germanic): a request; a prayer; plea

Definitions

  1. a request; a prayer; plea

Ancestry of “bedō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “bedō”

  • beg
  • begging
  • beggar
  • beggarly
  • beggary
  • beggarman
  • begger
  • beggarwoman
  • abegging
  • beggingly
  • beggeth
  • beggarliness
  • beggardom
  • beggest
  • beggarweed
  • beggarlike
  • beggareth
  • beggingness
  • cyberbeggar
  • outbeg
  • begware
  • beggable
  • unbeggarly
  • begathon
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