Where does “badål” come from?

badål (Polabian) comes from Middle Low German bödel, 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.

badål (Polabian): hangman, executioner

Definitions

  1. hangman, executioner

Ancestry of “badål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbödel—
2Old Saxonbudil—
3Proto-West Germanic*būdilpouch; bag
4Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic būdilaz →