Where does “beuteln” come from?

beuteln (German) comes from Middle High German biuteln, 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.

beuteln (German): to sieve, especially flour

Definitions

  1. to sieve, especially flour

Ancestry of “beuteln”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beuteln”

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