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Where does “falbjuda” come from?

falbjuda (Swedish) comes from Swedish bjuda, from Old Swedish biuþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

falbjuda (Swedish): to offer for sale, to sell, to market, to...

Definitions

  1. to offer for sale, to sell, to market, to...

Ancestry of “falbjuda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbjudato offer, give as a gift; to invite; to bid
2Old Swedishbiuþato offer
3Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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