Where does “budbærer” come from?
budbærer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bud, 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.
budbærer (Norwegian Bokmål): a messenger
Definitions
- a messenger
Ancestry of “budbærer”, step by step
budbærer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bud | a bid or offer; a command, order; a commandment |
| 2 | Danish | boð | booth, stall |
| 3 | Middle English | buth | Alternative form of bothe |
| 4 | Old Norse | buð | offer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Norwegian Bokmål bærer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bærer | a bearer; a carrier; a porter |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -er | person or thing that does an action indicated by... |
| 3 | Danish | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs, with the sense... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |