Where does “Pedell” come from?

Pedell (German) comes from Latin bidellus, from Middle English bedel, from Old English bydel, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Pedell (German): caretaker, janitor of a school

Definitions

  1. caretaker, janitor of a school

Ancestry of “Pedell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbidellus—
2Middle Englishbedel—
3Old Englishbydelpreacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer
4Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →