Where does “byen” come from?

byen (Middle English) comes from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

byen (Middle English): to buy

Definitions

  1. to buy

Ancestry of “byen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
2Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
3Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “byen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan →
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