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Where does “bidjaną” come from?

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

bidjaną (Proto-Germanic): to make a request; to ask; to request, ask

Definitions

  1. to make a request; to ask; to request, ask

Ancestry of “bidjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “bidjaną”

  • bad
  • bid
  • bidding
  • bidder
  • bidden
  • badness
  • unbidden
  • outbid
  • badass
  • baddest
  • biddable
  • underbid
  • biddeth
  • overbid
  • biddest
  • badman
  • baddish
  • baddie
  • rebid
  • prebid
  • underbidder
  • unbiddable
  • counterbid
  • cuebid
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