Dutch word beul comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowdʰéyeti (To awaken, arouse. To make aware.), Proto-Germanic - ilaz
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰowdʰéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To awaken, arouse. To make aware. |
| - ilaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *bʰéwdʰeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be awake, aware. |
| *bʰebʰówdʰe | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To have awareness, to be alert. |
| *beudaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To offer, to bid. |
| *budą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Offer, message. |
| *budilaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Messenger; herald. One who carries out an order; beadle; bailiff. |
| *budil | Frankish (frk) | |
| *budil | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| buedel | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
| beul | Dutch (nld) | (figuratively) A cruel person, in act or sadistic streak. An executioner, torturer, one who carries out executions and other judicial corporal punishments. |