Where does “bytte” come from?

bytte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi — victory.

bytte (Norwegian Nynorsk): booty, loot, spoils; prey

Definitions

  1. booty, loot, spoils; prey

Ancestry of “bytte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbûteexchange, barter
2Middle Dutchbuute—
3Old Dutchbūtiexchange, barter
4Frankishbūtiexchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;...
5Gaulishboudivictory, advantage, profit
6Proto-Celticboudiprofit, gain; victory
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰówdʰivictory

Words derived from “bytte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi →Every word from Proto-Celtic boudi →Every word from Gaulish boudi →