Where does “abeden” come from?

abeden (Middle English) comes from Old English ābēodan, from Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

abeden (Middle English): to announce

Definitions

  1. to announce

Ancestry of “abeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābēodanto command, proclaim
2Old Englishbēodanto announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...
3Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →