Where does “renbode” come from?

renbode (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.

renbode (Dutch): an express messenger, sent to speedily deliver an urgent tiding, notably on foot

Definitions

  1. an express messenger, sent to speedily deliver an urgent tiding, notably on foot

Ancestry of “renbode”, step by step

renbode 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 rennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrennento run, to move fast; to run, flow, stream; to...
2Middle Dutchrinnento flow, to stream, to run; to run, to move...
3Old Dutchrinnanto run
4Proto-Germanic*rinnan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →