Where does “foldbuend” come from?

foldbuend (Old English) comes from Old English būend, from Old English būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

foldbuend (Old English): one who lives on the land; an earth-dweller, a...

Definitions

  1. one who lives on the land; an earth-dweller, a...

Ancestry of “foldbuend”, step by step

foldbuend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English būend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbūenddweller, inhabitant
2Old Englishbūanto dwell
3Proto-West Germanic*būan—
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Old English folde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfoldeland, earth, ground
2Proto-Germanicfuldǭearth, ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →
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