Where does “boða” come from?

boða (Faroese) comes from Old Norse boða, from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

boða (Faroese): to forebode, to preach, to proclaim

Definitions

  1. to forebode, to preach, to proclaim

Ancestry of “boða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseboða—
2Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →