Where does “bode” come from?

bode (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch bāden, from Old Dutch bathon, from Proto-West Germanic baþōn, from Proto-Germanic baþōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

bode (Plautdietsch): to bathe, to lave

Definitions

  1. to bathe, to lave

Ancestry of “bode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbādento bathe, to wash
2Old Dutchbathonto bathe
3Proto-West Germanicbaþōnto bathe
4Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþōn →
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