Where does “bodysurf” come from?
bodysurf (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.
bodysurf (English): To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as...
Definitions
- To ride waves or surf without equipment, such as...
Ancestry of “bodysurf”, step by step
bodysurf 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 surf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | surf | Waves that break on an ocean shoreline; An... |