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Where does “buedel” come from?

buedel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch budil, 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 “buedel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbudil—
2Proto-West Germanic*būdil—
3Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
4Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “buedel”

  • beul
  • dierenbeul
  • buel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →