Old English biddan

← Danish bede (cognate)

← German bitten (cognate)

← West Frisian bidde (cognate)

← Proto-West Germanic *biddjan (inherited)

← Old High German bitten (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (cognate)

← Low German bidden (cognate)

← Dutch bidden (cognate)

← Old Norse biðja (cognate)

← Old Frisian bidda (cognate)

← Old Saxon biddian (cognate)

← Swedish bedja (cognate)

← Swedish be (mention)

→ English bad (mention)

→ English beg (cognate)

→ English bid (mention)

→ English bid (mention)

→ Old English bedul (suffix)

→ Old English gebiddan (prefix)

→ Middle English bidden (inherited)

→ Old High German bitten (cognate)

→ Old Norse biðja (cognate)