Where does “buttle” come from?
buttle (Middle English) comes from Old English botl, from Proto-West Germanic bōþl, from Proto-Germanic bōþlą, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
Ancestry of “buttle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | botl | house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bōþl | house, dwelling; landed property, movable... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōþlą | house, dwelling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |