Where does “bēodan” come from?

bēodan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bēodan (Old English): to announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...

Definitions

  1. to announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...

Ancestry of “bēodan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēodan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →