Where does “Beutegreifer” come from?
Beutegreifer (German) comes from German Beute, from Middle High German biute, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi — victory.
Beutegreifer (German): predator an animal that hunts other animals
Definitions
- predator an animal that hunts other animals
Ancestry of “Beutegreifer”, step by step
Beutegreifer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beute | booty; spoils; haul; prey; quarry; hive, beehive |
| 2 | Middle High German | biute | spoils, booty; allotment |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 6 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 7 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |
via German greifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | greifen | to grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | grīfen | to grab, to touch |
| 3 | Old High German | grīfan | to grab, to grasp, to gripe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |