Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “boð” come from?

boð (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic boð, from Proto-Celtic butā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

boð (Middle Welsh): will, pleasure

Definitions

  1. will, pleasure

Ancestry of “boð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicboð—
2Proto-Celticbutā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boð”

  • bodd
  • anuod
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