Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “bōde” come from?

bōde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bodo, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “bōde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bōde”

  • voorbode
  • dienstbode
  • postbode
  • bode
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