Where does “bud” come from?

bud (Danish) comes from Middle English buth, from Old Norse buð, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bud (Danish): command; message; offer

Definitions

  1. command; message; offer

Ancestry of “bud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbuthAlternative form of bothe
2Old Norsebuðoffer
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →