Where does “beadle” come from?
Beadle comes from Middle English bedel, Old English bydel, and Proto-Germanic budilaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-.
beadle (English): a parish constable, a uniformed minor official,...
Definitions
- a parish constable, a uniformed minor official,...
Ancestry of “beadle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bedel | — |
| 2 | Old English | bydel | preacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | pouch; bag |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
Words derived from “beadle”