Where does “feilbieten” come from?
feilbieten (German) comes from German bieten, from Middle High German bieten, from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
feilbieten (German): to offer for sale
Ancestry of “feilbieten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bieten | to offer; to present; to bid; to offer to pay a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | bieten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | biotan | to offer |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | beudan | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |