Where does “boodschap” come from?

boodschap (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bodescap, from Old Dutch bodaskap, from Proto-West Germanic bodaskapi, from Proto-Germanic budaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

boodschap (Dutch): message; errand

Definitions

  1. message; errand

Ancestry of “boodschap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbodescap—
2Old Dutchbodaskap—
3Proto-West Germanicbodaskapimessage; ordinance, command
4Proto-Germanicbudaskapizmessage; ordinance, command
5Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “boodschap”

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