Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bedō

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ðɔː/

Noun

*bedō f

1. 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
    • German Low German: Beed
• Old Dutch: beda
  • Middle Dutch: bēde
    • Dutch: bede
• Old High German: beta, bita
  • Middle High German: bete, bëte, bët
    • German: Bete, (Bitte)
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 (bida)