Where does “bodescap” come from?
bodescap (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bodaskap, from Proto-West Germanic bodaskapi, from Proto-Germanic budaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
Ancestry of “bodescap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | bodaskap | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bodaskapi | message; ordinance, command |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | budaskapiz | message; ordinance, command |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “bodescap”