An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/beten

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506217An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — beten1891John Francis Davis

​ beten, vb., ‘to entreat, pray,’ from the equiv. MidHG. bëten, OHG. bëtôn; comp. Goth. bida, OHG. bëta, ‘request, prayer.’ Formed from the Teut. root bī̆d (Aryan bhidh), discussed under bitten.

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