Where does “bihetan” come from?

bihetan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bihetan (Old Saxon): to announce; to promise

Definitions

  1. to announce; to promise

Ancestry of “bihetan”, step by step

bihetan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon bī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbīby, near, around
2Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
3Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon hetan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhetanto call; to order
2Proto-Germanichaitanąto address, to call; to name; to be called
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →