An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/beten

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2550160An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — betenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

beten, verb, ‘to entreat, pray,’ from the equivalent Middle High German bëten, Old High German bëtôn; compare Gothic bida, Old High German bëta, ‘request, prayer.’ Formed from the Teutonic root bī̆d (Aryan bhidh), discussed under bitten.

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/beten

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