Where does “buitmaken” come from?
buitmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch buit, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi — victory.
buitmaken (Dutch): to acquire through force, to capture, to loot
Definitions
- to acquire through force, to capture, to loot
Ancestry of “buitmaken”, step by step
buitmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch buit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buit | The spoil, booty taken by violence, as in war;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 5 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |