Where does “bǫð” come from?

bǫð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic badwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

bǫð (Old Norse): a battle

Definitions

  1. a battle

Ancestry of “bǫð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bǫð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰweh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic badwō →