Where does “bután” come from?
bután (Hungarian) comes from German Butan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
bután (Hungarian): butane; stupidly
Definitions
- butane; stupidly
Ancestry of “bután”, step by step
bután traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Butan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Butan | butane (the organic compound) |
| 2 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 4 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Hungarian buta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | buta | stupid, silly, foolish, dumb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *butt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | buttaz | cut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰnós | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |