Where does “Büttel” come from?

Büttel (German) comes from Middle High German bütel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Büttel (German): a court officer, usher or messenger; a policeman;...

Definitions

  1. a court officer, usher or messenger; a policeman;...

Ancestry of “Büttel”, step by step

Büttel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bütel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbütel—
2Old High Germanbūtilpurse
3Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
4Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via French bouteille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbouteillebottle
2Old Frenchboteillebottle
3Late Latinbutticula—

Words derived from “Büttel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būdilaz →