Where does “bodeword” come from?

bodeword (Middle English) comes from Middle English bod, from Middle English abod, from Old English bād, from Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō, from Proto-Germanic bīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

bodeword (Middle English): commandment, directive especially divine

Definitions

  1. commandment, directive especially divine

Ancestry of “bodeword”, step by step

bodeword traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbod—
2Middle Englishaboda stopping
3Old Englishbādpledge, expectation
4Proto-West Germanic*baidu—
5Proto-Germanic*baidō—
6Proto-Germanicbīdanąto wait; to wait for, to await
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéydʰetito trust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via Icelandic boðorð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicboðorðcommandment, Commandment
2Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Middle English word

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwordA word; A statement; a linguistic unit said or...
2Old Englishworðword
3Proto-Germanic*word—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéydʰeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic bīdaną →