bidden

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to pray
  • to ask, to request
  • to beg
  • to invite

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch bidden inherited from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (ask, beseech, request, ask for) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti (ask for, request, pray).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰédʰyeti

Gloss

ask for, request, pray

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

祈

Emoji
⛩️ ⛪️ 🕋 🕌 🕍 🙏 🤲

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