Bede
German
Alternative form
- Bete
Etymology
From northern Middle High German bede and Middle Low German bēde, from Proto-Germanic *bedō (“plea”). Doublet of Bitte (“plea”). The use for a tax developed in Middle High German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeːdə/
Noun
Bede f (genitive Bede, no plural)
- (historical) A kind of mediaeval and early-modern tax in some German regions.
Derived terms
- Bedepflicht
- Landbede