bheudh- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	bheudh-
DEFINITION:	To be aware, to make aware. Derivatives include bid, forbid, and Buddha². 1a. bid, from Old English bodan, to proclaim; b. forbid, from Old English forbodan, to forbid; c. verboten, from Old High German farbiotan, to forbid. a–c all from Germanic (for)beudan (for, before; see per¹). 2. bode¹, from Old English bodian, to announce, from boda, messenger, from Germanic budn-. 3. beadle, from Old English bydel,* herald, messenger, and Old High German butil, herald, both from Germanic budilaz, herald. 4. ombudsman, from Old Norse bodh,* command, from Germanic budam. 5. Buddha²; bodhisattva, bo tree, from Sanskrit bodhati,* he awakes, is enlightened, becomes aware, and bodhi, perfect knowledge. (Pokorny bheudh- 150.)


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