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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *baidō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bīdaną | to wait; to wait for, to await |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéydʰeti | to trust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |