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Where does “bout” come from?

bout (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bout, from Old Dutch bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

bout (Dutch): bolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart

Definitions

  1. bolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart

Ancestry of “bout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbout—
2Old Dutchbolt—
3Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

Words derived from “bout”

  • boutkogel
  • bouten
  • schattebout
  • strijkbout
  • schietbout
  • kruisboogbout
  • achterbout
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