Where does “narrowbody” come from?
narrowbody (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.
narrowbody (English): An airliner capable of seating six or less...
Definitions
- An airliner capable of seating six or less...
Ancestry of “narrowbody”, step by step
narrowbody 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 narrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | narrow | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite... |
| 2 | Middle English | narow | Alternative form of narwe |
| 3 | Old English | nearu | narrow; difficulty |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | narwaz | constricted; narrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |