Where does “bytte” come from?

bytte (Middle English) comes from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “bytte”, step by step

bytte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English byt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
2Proto-Germanic*buttjā—
3Latinbuttiacask, barrel
4Ancient Greekβούττιον—
5Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Old English bytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbyttsmall piece of land

via Old French boute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboutecask
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek βούττιον →