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

Definitions

  1. to command, to order

Ancestry of “gibiedan”, step by step

gibiedan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via Old Dutch biedan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbiedanto offer
2Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “gibiedan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHsEvery word from Proto-Germanic jīzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ