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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bīdaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti, from *bʰeydʰ- (to cajole, force, compel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bīdaną

  1. to wait
  2. (+genitive) to wait for, to await

Inflection

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Descendants

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