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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (“to ask for, beseech, implore”); more at *bedō.

Noun

*bedą n

1. (West Germanic) prayer, entreaty

   Synonym: *bedō f

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	*bedai	*bedamaz
instrumental	*bedō	*bedamiz

Related terms

• *bedō
• *bēdiz
• *bidilaz
• *bidjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bed
  • Old English: bed
    • Middle English: bed, bede (through confluence with descendants of Old English ġebed)
      • English: bead
      • Scots: bede, beid
  • Old High German: *bet
    • Middle High German: bët, bëte
      • German: Bet