Where does “böta” come from?

böta (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic budô, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

böta (Vilamovian): messenger, envoy

Definitions

  1. messenger, envoy

Ancestry of “böta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbotomessenger, envoy
2Proto-Germanicbudômessenger
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-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 budô →