Where does “bidge” come from?

bidge (Yola) comes from Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bidge (Yola): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “bidge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbyento buy
2Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
3Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
4Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan
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