Where does “bodes” come from?

bodes (Dutch) comes from Dutch bode, 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.

bodes (Dutch): a female messenger

Definitions

  1. a female messenger

Ancestry of “bodes”, step by step

bodes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbodemessenger; servant
2Middle Dutchbōdemessenger
3Old Dutchbodomessenger
4Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Dutch es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchesash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any...
2Middle Dutchessche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →