Where does “butyne” come from?

butyne (English) comes from English but, from Middle English but, from Old English būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan — outside, externally.

butyne (English): Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four...

Ancestry of “butyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbutApart from, except (for), excluding
2Middle EnglishbutAlternative form of bote
3Old Englishbūtanwithout, outside of, except, only; outside of
4Proto-West Germanic*biūtanoutside, externally

Words derived from “butyne”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan →Every word from Old English būtan →Every word from Middle English but →
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