Where does “bidellus” come from?

bidellus (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “bidellus”, step by step

bidellus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bedel

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

via Frankish bidil

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

via Frankish budil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbudilherald, beadle; official representative, herald;...

Words derived from “bidellus”

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