Where does “gebeodan” come from?

gebeodan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gebeodan (Old English): to command, order, summon; to proclaim, announce;...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “gebeodan”, step by step

gebeodan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English bēodan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēodanto announce; to command, proclaim; to command,...
2Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →