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
- An executioner, torturer, one who carries out...
Ancestry of “beul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | buel | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | buedel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | budil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “beul”