Where does “gebieten” come from?

gebieten (German) comes from Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan.

gebieten (German): to demand; to command

Definitions

  1. to demand; to command

Ancestry of “gebieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangebietento command
2Old High Germangibiotan—
Every word from Old High German gibiotan →Every word from Middle High German gebieten →