Where does “beul” come from?

beul (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch buel, from Middle Dutch buedel, from Old Dutch budil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

beul (Dutch): An executioner, torturer, one who carries out...

Definitions

  1. An executioner, torturer, one who carries out...

Ancestry of “beul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuel—
2Middle Dutchbuedel—
3Old Dutchbudil—
4Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “beul”

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