Where does “budbärare” come from?
budbärare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
budbärare (Swedish): a messenger; someone who brings a message
Definitions
- a messenger; someone who brings a message
Ancestry of “budbärare”, step by step
budbärare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bud | a message (also budskap) |
| 2 | Swedish | givare | a giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor |
| 3 | Swedish | giva | a portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | giva | to give |
| 5 | Old Norse | gefa | to give something; to give someone something |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |
via Swedish bärare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bärare | a carrier |
| 2 | Swedish | bära | to carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bara | to bare, make bare |
| 4 | Old Norse | bára | wave, billow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |