Where does “stakebody” come from?

stakebody (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.

stakebody (English): A type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes

Definitions

  1. A type of truck body or wagon body composed of stakes, often easily removable from the bed, such that a flatbed can be reconverted as needed; suitable for certain kinds of loads, especially in nonhighway use, such as bales, bundles, sacks, barrels, or boxes

Ancestry of “stakebody”, step by step

stakebody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Body

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBodyCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
2Middle Englishbodemessenger
3Old Englishbodamessenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet
4Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via English stake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstakeA piece of wood or other material, usually long...
2Middle EnglishstakeA stake; wood put in the ground as a marker or...
3Old Englishstacastake
4Proto-Germanicstakôstake
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →