Where does “Butt” come from?
Butt (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German butte, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.
Ancestry of “Butt”, step by step
Butt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German butte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | butte | barrel |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *budina | — |
| 4 | Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πῡτῑ́νη | flask |
via Middle Low German but
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | but | — |