Low German bidden

← Danish bede (cognate)

← German bitten (cognate)

← English bid (cognate)

← West Frisian bidde (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ- (derived)

← Dutch bidden (cognate)

← Old Saxon biddian (inherited)

→ English bid (cognate)

→ Old English biddan (cognate)

→ German bitten (cognate)