English
bide
Bide comes from Middle English biden ‘to stay, wait, remain’, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti ‘to trust’, and ultimately from *bʰeydʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to command, persuade, compel, trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bīdaną‘to wait’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bīdan‘to wait’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bīdan‘to stay, continue, live, remain, delay’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500biden‘to stay, wait, remain’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1570bide
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeydʰ-‘to command, persuade, compel, trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéydʰeti‘to trust’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bīdaną‘to wait’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bīdan‘to wait’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bīdan‘to stay, continue, live, remain, delay’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500biden‘to stay, wait, remain’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1570bide
Earliest quotation: c. 1570, anonymous author: “And doubting naught right courteous all, in your accustomed…”
The story
Latinate cognates (via PIE) include faith and fidelity.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- ‘to command, persuade, compel, trust’
federal, federation, confederate, defiance, affidavit, fidelity, defy, foi, fealty, bode, confidante, infidel, perfidy, 26 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti ‘to trust’
confidence, confident, fiduciary, confidant, confide, diffident, 7 more
Today it means
verb To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- / bide