beþa

Old Swedish

verb

Definitions

to demand

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse beiða (ask, request, long for, demand, compel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *baidijaną (cause to stay, constrain, demand).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*baidijaną

Gloss

cause to stay, constrain, demand

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*baidijaną Proto-Germanic
bædan Old English
beiða Old Norse
beiðing Old Norse
beiðsla Old Norse
beiða Icelandic
𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
bedian Old Saxon