Where does “pedell” come from?

pedell (German) comes from Middle High German pedel, from Medieval Latin pedellus, 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

pedell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German pedel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpedel—
2Medieval Latinpedellus—
3Middle Englishbedel—
4Old Englishbydelpreacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer
5Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
6Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
7Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Latin bidellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbidellus—
2Frankishbidilcandidate, volunteer
3Proto-Germanicbidilazseeker
4Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

Words derived from “pedell”

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