Where does “bout” come from?
Bout comes from Middle English boute, from Old English onbūtan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "around" and "in."
bout (English): A period of something, usually painful or...
Definitions
- A period of something, usually painful or...
Ancestry of “bout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bught | — |
| 2 | Old English | būhsum | bendsome, pliant, obedient; bendable, flexible,... |
| 3 | Old English | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
Words derived from “bout”