Where does “båda” come from?

båda (Swedish) comes 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.

båda (Swedish): both; either, each of two; to bode

Definitions

  1. both; either, each of two; to bode

Ancestry of “båda”, step by step

båda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse boða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseboða—
2Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
3Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Old Swedish badha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbadhato bathe
2Old Norsebaðato bathe
3Proto-Germanicbaþōnąto bathe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

Words derived from “båda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic budą →