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Where does “buute” come from?

buute (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi — victory.

Ancestry of “buute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbūti—
2Frankishbūtiexchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;...
3Gaulishboudivictory, advantage, profit
4Proto-Celticboudiprofit, gain; victory
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰówdʰivictory

Words derived from “buute”

  • krigsbytte
  • bytta
  • bytte
  • krigsbytte
  • bytte
  • bute
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