Where does “bud” come from?

bud (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish boð, from Middle English buth, from Old Norse buð, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bud (Norwegian Bokmål): a bid or offer; a command, order; a commandment

Definitions

  1. a bid or offer; a command, order; a commandment

Ancestry of “bud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishboðbooth, stall
2Middle EnglishbuthAlternative form of bothe
3Old Norsebuðoffer
4Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →