Where does “*baidu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*baidu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*baidō—
2Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “*baidu”

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