Where does “muta” come from?
muta (Irish) comes from Irish buta, from Irish babhta, from English boot, from French botte, from Italian botta, from Italian bottare, from French bouter, from Middle French bouter — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
muta (Irish): Alternative form of buta
Definitions
- Alternative form of buta
Ancestry of “muta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | buta | butt of wine, etc.; cask |
| 2 | Irish | babhta | bout; time, occasion; blow |
| 3 | English | boot | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg; A blow... |
| 4 | French | botte | boot; something resembling a boot; oppression |
| 5 | Italian | botta | blow, hit, shock, knock, attack |
| 6 | Italian | bottare | — |
| 7 | French | bouter | to push; to remove flesh from the skin of an... |
| 8 | Middle French | bouter | to pull |
| 9 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 10 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |