Where does “underbodice” come from?
underbodice (English) comes from English bodice, from English bodies, 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.
underbodice (English): An undershirt for women, typically sleeveless and...
Definitions
- An undershirt for women, typically sleeveless and...
Ancestry of “underbodice”, step by step
underbodice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bodice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bodice | A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided... |
| 2 | English | bodies | plural of body; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | Body | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| 4 | Middle English | bode | messenger |
| 5 | Old English | boda | messenger, envoy, herald, apostle, angel; prophet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | budô | messenger |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |