Where does “buttsore” come from?
buttsore (English) comes from English butt, from Middle English butten, from Anglo-Norman buter, from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
buttsore (English): Overly annoyed or upset
Definitions
- Overly annoyed or upset
Ancestry of “buttsore”, step by step
buttsore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English butt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | butt | The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt... |
| 2 | Middle English | butten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buter | to strike, finish |
| 4 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 5 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 6 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English sore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sore | Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sor | Alternative form of sore; sorrel; A sorrel horse |
| 3 | Old English | sār | painful, grievous; ache, wound; sore, ache |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sair | painful, sore; pain; wound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sairą | wound; sore |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sairaz | sore, painful |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂yro- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y- | to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind |