Where does “beodan” come from?

beodan (Old High German) comes from Old High German biotan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “beodan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbiotanto offer
2Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “beodan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic beudanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic beudan