Where does “buite” come from?
buite (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch buiten, from Middle Dutch buten, from Old Dutch būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.
buite (Afrikaans): outside; outside, out of
Ancestry of “buite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buiten | outside; outside, out of; A mansion and its... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | buten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biūtan | — |