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
Ancestry of “abeden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ābēodan | to command, proclaim |
| 2 | Old English | bēodan | to announce; to command, proclaim; to command,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | beudan | to offer, to bid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |