Where does “büte” come from?
büte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German butin, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.
Ancestry of “büte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | butin | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *budina | — |
| 4 | Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πῡτῑ́νη | flask |
Words derived from “büte”