Middle English forbisen

← Old English forebȳsen (derived)

← Old English fore- (mention)

← Old English bȳsen (mention)

← English bid (link)

← Proto-Germanic *būsniz (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *beudaną (derived)

← Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐍃 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (derived)

← Old Norse býsn (cognate)

← Old Saxon ambusan (cognate)