Where does “bedel” come from?

bedel (Middle English) comes 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 “bedel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bedel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →