Where does “デビュー” come from?
デビュー (Japanese) comes from French début, from Middle French débuter, from Middle French but, from Old French but, from Old French butte, from Frankish but, from Proto-Germanic *butą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
デビュー (Japanese): a debut; to make a debut, to come out for the...
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- a debut; to make a debut, to come out for the...
Ancestry of “デビュー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | début | start, beginning |
| 2 | Middle French | débuter | to move, begin |
| 3 | Middle French | but | mark, goal |
| 4 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 5 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 6 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |