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
Ancestry of “forebȳsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | būsniz | a command, order |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “forebȳsen”