Where does “Eilbote” come from?

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

Eilbote (German): courier, express messenger

Definitions

  1. courier, express messenger

Ancestry of “Eilbote”, step by step

Eilbote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBotemessenger; postman, letter carrier; apostle
2Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
3Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via German eilen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneilento hurry, to rush; to be urgent
2Middle High Germanīlen—
3Old High Germanīlen—
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budô →
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