Where does “bödel” come from?
bödel (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon 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 “bödel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | budil | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |