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
Ancestry of “ביידע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | beide | both |
| 2 | Old High German | beide | Alternative form of bēde |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bai- | — |