Where does “bode” come from?

bode (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bōde, from Old Dutch bodo, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bode (Dutch): messenger; servant

Definitions

  1. messenger; servant

Ancestry of “bode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbōdemessenger
2Old Dutchbodomessenger
3Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bode”

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