Where does “beadurof” come from?

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

beadurof (Old English): strong, renowned in battle

Definitions

  1. strong, renowned in battle

Ancestry of “beadurof”, step by step

beadurof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English beadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeadubattle, war
2Proto-Germanic*badu—
3Proto-Germanicbadwōbattle, fight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰodʰweh₂battle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab

via Old English rōf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōfset, array; number of soldiers, array; fierce
2Proto-West Germanicrōffamous, renowned
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō →
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