Where does “byde” come from?

byde (Danish) comes from Old Danish biuthæ, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

byde (Danish): to order, command, bid; to ask, invite; to offer

Definitions

  1. to order, command, bid; to ask, invite; to offer

Ancestry of “byde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbiuthæ—
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “byde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →