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

Definitions

  1. a message

Ancestry of “budskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseboðskapr—
2Old Norseboðoffer
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →
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