Where does “bodysnatching” come from?
bodysnatching (English) comes from English Body, from Middle English bode, from Old English boda, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
bodysnatching (English): The illicit theft of cadavers, especially by...
Definitions
- The illicit theft of cadavers, especially by...
Ancestry of “bodysnatching”, step by step
bodysnatching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Body
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Body | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| 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 |
via English snatching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snatching | present participle of snatch; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | snatch | To grasp and remove quickly; To attempt to seize... |
| 3 | Middle English | snacchen | To snatch (quickly seize or grab) |
| 4 | Old English | snæċċan | to bite, as to taste; nibble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snakkijaną | — |