Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bedą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for, beseech, implore”).

Noun

*bedą n

1. 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, ġebæd, ġebedd
    • Middle English: bede, bed, beed, beode, bode, boede; ȝebed, ibæd, ibed (partially from Old English bedu)
      • English: bead (bede)
      • Scots: bead, 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: bet, bët, bëte
    • German: Bet
  • ⇒ Old High German: gibet
    • German: Gebet