Where does “bodaus” come from?
bodaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish bodata, from Finnish bodi, 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.
Ancestry of “bodaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bodata | To build body |
| 2 | Finnish | bodi | body; onesie |
| 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 |