Where does “misbeodan” come from?

misbeodan (Old English) comes from Old English bēodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

misbeodan (Old English): to do wrong to; to bid amiss, abuse, mistreat, ill-use, offend

Definitions

  1. to do wrong to; to bid amiss, abuse, mistreat, ill-use, offend

Ancestry of “misbeodan”, step by step

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 bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →