Where does “bützen” come from?
bützen (German) comes from Middle High German butzen, from Middle High German bōʒen, from Old High German bōzan, 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...
bützen (German): to kiss
Definitions
- to kiss
Ancestry of “bützen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | butzen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bōʒen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bōzan | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |