Where does “bådhänt” come from?

bådhänt (Swedish) comes from Swedish båda, from Old Norse boða, from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bådhänt (Swedish): ambidextrous (having equal ability in both hands)

Definitions

  1. ambidextrous (having equal ability in both hands)

Ancestry of “bådhänt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbådaboth; either, each of two; to bode
2Old Norseboða—
3Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
4Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →