Where does “påbud” come from?

påbud (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.

påbud (Norwegian Bokmål): a requirement (a rule that requires)

Definitions

  1. a requirement (a rule that requires)

Ancestry of “påbud”, step by step

påbud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbuda bid or offer; a command, order; a commandment
2Danishboðbooth, stall
3Middle EnglishbuthAlternative form of bothe
4Old Norsebuðoffer
5Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Norwegian Bokmål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålon; on, against, touching; hanging from or being...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic beudanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic budą