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Where does “boding” come from?

Boding comes from English bode, from Old English boda, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- and bʰeydʰ-, roots of uncertain ultimate meaning.

boding (English): present participle of bode; An omen, a prediction...

Definitions

  1. present participle of bode; An omen, a prediction...

Ancestry of “boding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ingUsed to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,...
2Old English-ingForming nouns from verbs, indicating action,...
3Old English-tūn—
4Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
5Proto-West Germanictūnfence
6Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
7Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
8Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “boding”

  • bodingly
  • unboding
  • ill-boding
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →