Where does “badauder” come from?
badauder (French) comes from French badaud, from Old Occitan badau, from Old Occitan badar, from Italian badare, from Swedish båda, from Old Norse boða, from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą — to be awake, be aware.
badauder (French): To gape, gawk
Ancestry of “badauder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | badaud | onlooker, bystander, rubbernecker |
| 2 | Old Occitan | badau | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | badar | — |
| 4 | Italian | badare | to look after or mind; to take care of; to pay... |
| 5 | Swedish | båda | both; either, each of two; to bode |
| 6 | Old Norse | boða | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | budōną | to proclaim, announce, lere, instruct |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |