Where does “inbjudan” come from?

inbjudan (Swedish) comes from Swedish bjuda in, 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.

inbjudan (Swedish): an invitation

Definitions

  1. an invitation

Ancestry of “inbjudan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbjuda into invite
2Swedishbjudato offer, give as a gift; to invite; to bid
3Old Swedishbiuþato offer
4Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →