Where does “aboute” come from?
aboute (Middle English) comes from Old English onbūtan, from Old English on-, from Proto-West Germanic ana-, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, at; on, onto; ana.
aboute (Middle English): around
Ancestry of “aboute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | onbūtan | — |
| 2 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ana- | Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
Words derived from “aboute”