Where does “býsn” come from?

býsn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic būsniz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

býsn (Old Norse): wonder, portent

Definitions

  1. wonder, portent

Ancestry of “býsn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūsniza command, order
2Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “býsn”

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