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Where does “bidilaz” come from?

bidilaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bidilaz (Proto-Germanic): seeker

Definitions

  1. seeker

Ancestry of “bidilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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