Where does “strašpytel” come from?

strašpytel (Czech) comes from Czech pytel, from Old Czech pytel, from Middle High German biūtel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

strašpytel (Czech): coward

Definitions

  1. coward

Ancestry of “strašpytel”, step by step

strašpytel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech pytel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpytelbag
2Old Czechpytelbag; sack
3Middle High Germanbiūtelpouch, bag
4Old High Germanbūtilpurse
5Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
6Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
7Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Czech strašit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrašitto haunt

Words derived from “strašpytel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būdilaz →