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
| 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 |