Where does “бутылочник” come from?
бутылочник (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.
бутылочник (Russian): bottle collector
Definitions
- bottle collector
Ancestry of “бутылочник”, 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 |