Where does “forebȳsen” come from?

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

forebȳsen (Old English): example

Definitions

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Ancestry of “forebȳsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūsniza command, order
2Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “forebȳsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būsniz →