Where does “Bodo” come from?

Bodo (English) comes from German Bodo, from Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Bodo (English): One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early...

Definitions

  1. One of an Indian minority ethnic group, early...

Ancestry of “Bodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBodo—
2Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
3Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “Bodo”

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