Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "battle" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesbeadu(Anglo-Saxon) badu(Frankish) batu(Old High German) bǫð(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantBada(Anglo-Saxon) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 47. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 32.
