Where does “boded” come from?
boded (Volapük) comes from Volapük böd, from German brōt, 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.
boded (Volapük): loaf
Ancestry of “boded”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Volapük | böd | bird |
| 2 | German | brōt | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | brōt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | brōt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | — |
| 6 | English | Berwald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |