Where does “bode” come from?
Bode comes from Old English boda, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- and bʰeydʰ-, roots of uncertain original meaning.
bode (English): To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an...
Definitions
- To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an...
Ancestry of “bode”, step by step
bode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bode | messenger |
| 2 | Old English | boda | messenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | budô | messenger |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via English forebode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forebode | To predict a future event; to hint at something... |
| 2 | Middle English | foreboden | — |
| 3 | Old English | forebodian | to announce, declare, forebode |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furaibudōną | to proclaim, lere, instruct |