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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeutebooty; spoils; haul; prey; quarry; hive, beehive
2Middle High Germanbiutespoils, booty; allotment
3Middle Low Germanbûteexchange, barter
4Middle Dutchbuute
5Old Dutchbūtiexchange, barter
6Frankishbūtiexchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;...
7Gaulishboudivictory, advantage, profit
8Proto-Celticboudiprofit, gain; victory
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰówdʰivictory

via German greifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangreifento grab; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to seize; to...
2Middle High Germangrīfento grab, to touch
3Old High Germangrīfanto grab, to grasp, to gripe
4Proto-West Germanicgrīpanto grab, to grasp
5Proto-Germanicgrīpanąto grab, grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreyb-to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via German ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniche, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi