Where does “bod” come from?
bod (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bot, from Old Dutch bot, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
bod (Dutch): order; offer
Ancestry of “bod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bot | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bot | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |