Where does “bydel” come from?

bydel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bydel (Old English): preacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer

Definitions

  1. preacher; beadle, apparitor; warrant officer

Ancestry of “bydel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
2Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bydel”

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