Where does “beadu” come from?

beadu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *badu, from Proto-Germanic badwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

beadu (Old English): battle, war

Definitions

  1. battle, war

Ancestry of “beadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*badu
2Proto-Germanicbadwōbattle, fight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰodʰweh₂battle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

Words derived from “beadu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō