Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “botoscaft” come from?

botoscaft (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic bodaskapi, from Proto-Germanic budaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “botoscaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbodaskapimessage; ordinance, command
2Proto-Germanicbudaskapizmessage; ordinance, command
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “botoscaft”

  • Hiobsbotschaft
  • Botschaft
  • boteschaft
  • botschaft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →