An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Beutheie

by Friedrich Kluge

Beutheie, f., ‘cooper's mallet for driving on the hoops.’ Beut- like Beutel, ‘beetle,’ belongs properly to LG.; -heie, hammer, from MidHG. heie, OHG. heia, ‘hammer’; hence Beutheie, ‘driving hammer.’