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Where does “pytel” come from?

pytel (Polish) comes from Old Polish pytel, from Old Czech pytel, from Middle High German biūtel, from Old High German būtil, 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 “pytel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpytel—
2Old Czechpytel—
3Middle High Germanbiūtel—
4Old High Germanbūtilpurse
5Proto-West Germanic*būdil—
6Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
7Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
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