Where does “gibiodan” come from?

gibiodan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon biodan, from Proto-West Germanic beudan, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

gibiodan (Old Saxon): to order, command

Definitions

  1. to order, command

Ancestry of “gibiodan”, step by step

gibiodan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon biodan

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

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic beudan →