Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bedą

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 *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for, beseech, implore”).

Noun

*bedą n

prayer, entreaty

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *bedą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bedą	*bedō
vocative	*bedą	*bedō
accusative	*bedą	*bedō
genitive	bedas, bidis	*bedǫ̂
dative	*bidai	*bedamaz
instrumental	*bedō	*bedamiz

Synonyms

*bedō

Derived terms

*gabedą

Descendants

Old English: bed
- ⇒ Old English: ġebed
  - Middle English: bede (partially from Old English bedu)
    - English: bead, bede
    - Scots: bede, beid
Old Saxon: *bed
- ⇒ Old Saxon: gibed
Old Dutch: *bed
- ⇒ Old Dutch: bedon
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *gibed
  - Dutch: gebed
Old High German: *bet
- Middle High German: bët, bëte
  - German: Bet
- ⇒ Old High German: gibet
  - German: Gebet

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