Words that come from Old English “onbūtan”
40 words across 5 languages descend from Old English onbūtan — including about, ab, roundabout, thereabouts, hereabouts, thereabout, runabout, hereabout.
See the etymology of onbūtan itself →
English (34)
- about
- ab
- roundabout
- thereabouts
- hereabouts
- thereabout
- runabout
- hereabout
- turnabout
- whereabout
- abouts
- aboutness
- knockabout
- stirabout
- gadabout
- layabout
- roundaboutness
- kickabout
- nearabout
- nearabouts
- abbed
- whirlabout
- westabout
- raceabout
- eastabout
- roundaboutly
- thenabout
- knock about
- boss about
- cast about
- mini-roundabout
- haulabout
- tearabout
- tourabout