Where does “budel” come from?
budel (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Ancestry of “budel”, step by step
budel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin botellus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 2 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |