Where does “buten” come from?

buten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch būtan, from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan — outside, externally.

Ancestry of “buten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbūtan—
2Proto-West Germanic*biūtanoutside, externally

Words derived from “buten”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan →Every word from Old Dutch būtan →