Where does “postbud” come from?
postbud (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål post, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
postbud (Norwegian Bokmål): a postman or postwoman, mailman
Definitions
- a postman or postwoman, mailman
Ancestry of “postbud”, step by step
postbud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | post | post or mail |
| 2 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 3 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 4 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 5 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
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 |