Where does “boðskapr” come from?

boðskapr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “boðskapr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseboðoffer
2Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “boðskapr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →