Where does “butze” come from?

butze (Middle High German) comes 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.

butze (Middle High German): lump, piece, stump

Definitions

  1. lump, piece, stump

Ancestry of “butze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “butze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →