Where does “butte” come from?
butte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål butt, from Middle Low German butt.
butte (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of butt; plural of butt
Definitions
- definite singular of butt; plural of butt
Ancestry of “butte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | butt | blunt; obtuse |
| 2 | Middle Low German | butt | — |