Where does “bidą” come from?

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

bidą (Proto-Germanic): waiting, biding

Definitions

  1. waiting, biding

Ancestry of “bidą”, 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 “bidą”

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