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Where does “budô” come from?

budô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

budô (Proto-Germanic): messenger

Definitions

  1. messenger

Ancestry of “budô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “budô”

  • Dienstbote
  • Bote
  • Botenlohn
  • postbode
  • voorbode
  • dienstbode
  • bode
  • bode
  • boda
  • bōde
  • bode
  • boto
  • Buet
  • bodo
  • bodo
  • böta
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