Where does “misbode” come from?

misbode (English) comes from English bode, 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.

misbode (English): simple past tense of misbede; To sense or...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense of misbede; To sense or...

Ancestry of “misbode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbodeTo indicate by signs, as future events; to be an...
2Middle Englishbodemessenger
3Old Englishbodamessenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet
4Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →
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