Where does “бутылочка” come from?
бутылочка (Russian) comes from Russian буты́лка, from Polish butelka, from Polish butla, from Polish butel, from German Büttel, from Middle High German bütel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil — to be awake, be aware.
бутылочка (Russian): a (small) bottle
Definitions
- a (small) bottle
Ancestry of “бутылочка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | буты́лка | bottle |
| 2 | Polish | butelka | bottle |
| 3 | Polish | butla | tank, cylinder; a round, usually pressurized... |
| 4 | Polish | butel | — |
| 5 | German | Büttel | a court officer, usher or messenger; a policeman;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | bütel | — |
| 7 | Old High German | būtil | purse |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | pouch; bag |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |