Where does “biddjan” come from?

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

biddjan (Proto-West Germanic): to ask, to make a request

Definitions

  1. to ask, to make a request

Ancestry of “biddjan”, 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

Words derived from “biddjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bidjaną →