Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bedō

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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ðɔː/

Noun

*bedō f

a request; a prayer; plea

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *bedō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bedō	*bedôz
vocative	*bedō	*bedôz
accusative	*bedǭ	*bedōz
genitive	*bedōz	*bedǫ̂
dative	*bedōi	*bedōmaz
instrumental	*bedō	*bedōmiz

Derived terms

*bedōną

Related terms

*bedą
*bidilaz

Descendants

Old English: bedu
- Middle English: bede
  - Scots: bede, beid
  - English: bead
    - Scots: bead
Old Frisian: bede
- Saterland Frisian: Beed, (Bidde)
- West Frisian: bea
Old Saxon: beda
- Middle Low German: bede
  - Low German: Beed
Old Dutch: beda
- Middle Dutch: bēde
  - Dutch: bede
Old High German: beta, bita
- Middle High German: bëte, bët
  - German: Bete, (Bitte)
Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 (bida)

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