Where does “pedell” come from?

pedell (Middle Low German) comes from Medieval Latin pedellus, from Middle English bedel, 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 “pedell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpedellus—
2Middle Englishbedel—
3Old Englishbydelpreacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer
4Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “pedell”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būdilaz →