Where does “abutting” come from?
Abutting comes from English abut plus the suffix -ing, from Old English -ing, with abut formed from Old French a- (from Latin ad-, the prefix form of Latin ad meaning "to") combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-.
abutting (English): Facing each other, front to front; present...
Definitions
- Facing each other, front to front; present...
Ancestry of “abutting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abut | To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or... |
| 2 | Middle English | abutten | — |
| 3 | Old French | aboter | to touch at one end, border on |
| 4 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 5 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 6 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |