Where does “butineur” come from?
butineur (French) comes from French butiner, from French butin, from Old French butin, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi — victory.
butineur (French): browser; forager
Definitions
- browser; forager
Ancestry of “butineur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | butiner | to gather pollen; to forage; to browse |
| 2 | French | butin | loot, booty; furniture; belongings, household... |
| 3 | Old French | butin | spoils, plunder, booty; allotment |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 7 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 8 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |