Where does “Beutetier” come from?

Beutetier (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.

Beutetier (German): prey

Definitions

  1. prey

Ancestry of “Beutetier”, step by step

Beutetier traces back through two 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 Tier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTieranimal; A person who has a quality thought of as...
2Middle High Germantier
3Old High Germantioranimal
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi
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