Where does “lybesn” come from?

lybesn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lubisnō, from Proto-Germanic -snō, from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ — Used to form nouns denoting an object.

lybesn (Old English): charm, amulet

Definitions

  1. charm, amulet

Ancestry of “lybesn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclubisnō—
2Proto-Germanic-snōForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
3Proto-Indo-European-sneh₂Used to form nouns denoting an object
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -snō →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubisnō →