Where does “boda” come from?

boda (Volapük) comes from Volapük bod, from German Brot, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô — to pierce; to strike; brown.

boda (Volapük): genitive singular of bod

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of bod

Ancestry of “boda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükbodbread
2GermanBrotbread; loaf of bread; slice of bread; sandwich
3Middle High Germanbrōtbread
4Old High Germanbrōtbread
5Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
6EnglishBerwald—
7Proto-West Germanicberōbear
8Proto-Germanicberôbear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →