Where does “budskap” come from?
budskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse boðskapr, from Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
budskap (Norwegian Bokmål): a message
Ancestry of “budskap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | boðskapr | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | boð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |