Where does “Butt” come from?

Butt (German) comes from German Low German Butt, from Middle Low German butte, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.

Butt (German): European flounder; lefteye flounder; turbot

Definitions

  1. European flounder; lefteye flounder; turbot

Ancestry of “Butt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German Low GermanButt—
2Middle Low Germanbuttebarrel
3Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
4Vulgar Latin*budina—
5Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
6Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη →Every word from Latin butina →Every word from Vulgar Latin *budina →
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