Where does “býsn” come from?

býsn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse býsn, from Proto-Germanic būsniz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

býsn (Icelandic): wonder, marvel; large number, multitude

Definitions

  1. wonder, marvel; large number, multitude

Ancestry of “býsn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýsnwonder, portent
2Proto-Germanicbūsniza command, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būsniz →