Where does “debout” come from?
debout (French) comes from French bout, from Old French bout, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
debout (French): standing, stood up; awake; get up!
Definitions
- standing, stood up; awake; get up!
Ancestry of “debout”, step by step
debout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bout | end, extremity, tip; bit, piece, scrap; rope |
| 2 | Old French | bout | end |
| 3 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 4 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |