Where does “boskopu” come from?
boskopu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch boodschap, from Middle Dutch bodescap, from Old Dutch bodaskap, from Proto-West Germanic bodaskapi, from Proto-Germanic budaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
boskopu (Sranan Tongo): message, report, announcement
Definitions
- message, report, announcement
Ancestry of “boskopu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boodschap | message; errand |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bodescap | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bodaskap | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bodaskapi | message; ordinance, command |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | budaskapiz | message; ordinance, command |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | budą | offer; message |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |