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Where does “buel” come from?

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbuedel—
2Old Dutchbudil—
3Proto-West Germanic*būdil—
4Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “buel”

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