Where does “bodied” come from?
Bodied is the past participle of body, derived from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-.
bodied (English): Having a specified form of body; Having a bodily...
Definitions
- Having a specified form of body; Having a bodily...
Ancestry of “bodied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Body | — |
| 2 | Middle English | bode | messenger |
| 3 | Old English | boda | messenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | budô | messenger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “bodied”