Where does “ביידע” come from?

ביידע (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German beide, from Old High German beide, from Proto-Germanic bai-.

ביידע (Yiddish): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “ביידע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbeideboth
2Old High GermanbeideAlternative form of bēde
3Proto-Germanicbai-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bai- →Every word from Old High German beide →Every word from Middle High German beide →