Where does “byttedyr” come from?
byttedyr (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bytte, from Old Norse býti, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi — victory.
byttedyr (Norwegian Bokmål): prey animal that is hunted, killed and eaten
Definitions
- prey animal that is hunted, killed and eaten
Ancestry of “byttedyr”, step by step
byttedyr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bytte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bytte | change, exchange, swap; booty, loot, spoils; prey |
| 2 | Old Norse | býti | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 6 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 7 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |