Where does “forebysn” come from?

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

forebysn (Old English): example

Definitions

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Ancestry of “forebysn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbȳsnexample
2Proto-Germanicbūsniza command, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →