Where does “abyen” come from?

abyen (Middle English) comes from Old English ābyċġan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

abyen (Middle English): To buy; to obtain in exchange for something

Definitions

  1. To buy; to obtain in exchange for something

Ancestry of “abyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishābyċġanto buy; pay for; buy off; requite; recompense;...
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “abyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →