Where does “gibiedan” come from?
gibiedan (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).
gibiedan (Old Dutch): to command, to order
Ancestry of “gibiedan”, step by step
gibiedan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch gī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gī | you plural |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Old Dutch biedan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | biedan | to offer |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | beudan | to offer, to bid |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “gibiedan”