Where does “boute” come from?

boute (Middle French) comes from Old French bote, from Frankish butt, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

boute (Middle French): boot

Definitions

  1. boot

Ancestry of “boute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboteboot; cask; barrel; Alternative form of bat
2Frankishbutt—
3Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →