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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (“to cajole, force, compel”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*bīdaną[1][2]
- to wait
- (+genitive) to wait for, to await
Inflection
Conjugation of
*bīdaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bīdan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bīdanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 46