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Where does “bodian” come from?

bodian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bodian (Old English): to tell, proclaim, announce; to boast; to preach

Definitions

  1. to tell, proclaim, announce; to boast; to preach

Ancestry of “bodian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
2Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bodian”

  • bode
  • boding
  • bodeful
  • bodement
  • bodingly
  • unboding
  • misbode
  • ill-boding
  • boden
  • gebodian
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