Where does “bod-” come from?

bod- (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic būd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bod- (Old French): swollen; to swell

Definitions

  1. swollen; to swell

Ancestry of “bod-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūd-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bod-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būd- →