Where does “Bote” come from?

Bote (German) comes from Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Bote (German): messenger; postman, letter carrier; apostle

Definitions

  1. messenger; postman, letter carrier; apostle

Ancestry of “Bote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
2Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “Bote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →