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

Definitions

  1. to order; command

Ancestry of “byde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbydeto order, command, bid; to ask, invite; to offer
2Old Danishbiuthæ—
3Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →