Where does “бодать” come from?

бодать (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bodati, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- — to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab.

бодать (Russian): to butt, to gore, to hit with horns

Definitions

  1. to butt, to gore, to hit with horns

Ancestry of “бодать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbodatito stab, sting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰh₂-to dig, burrow; to pierce, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bodati →