Where does “gebodian” come from?

gebodian (Old English) comes from Old English bodian, from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

gebodian (Old English): to announce, proclaim, make known, tell; to...

Definitions

  1. to announce, proclaim, make known, tell; to...

Ancestry of “gebodian”, step by step

gebodian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bodian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbodianto tell, proclaim, announce; to boast; to preach
2Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

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