Where does “forbisen” come from?

forbisen (Middle English) comes from Old English forebȳsen, from Proto-Germanic būsniz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

forbisen (Middle English): an example or model (to be imitated); a precedent

Definitions

  1. an example or model (to be imitated); a precedent

Ancestry of “forbisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforebȳsenexample
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 →