Where does “byde” come from?
byde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish byde, from Old Danish biuthæ, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
byde (Norwegian Bokmål): to order; command
Ancestry of “byde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | byde | to order, command, bid; to ask, invite; to offer |
| 2 | Old Danish | biuthæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bjóða | to offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |