Where does “but” come from?

but (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic *butą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

but (Frankish): stump, log

Definitions

  1. stump, log

Ancestry of “but”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*butą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “but”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *butą →
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