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Where does “būtan” come from?

būtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan.

būtan (Old English): without, outside of, except, only; outside of

Definitions

  1. without, outside of, except, only; outside of

Ancestry of “būtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*biūtan—

Words derived from “būtan”

  • butt
  • ab
  • roundabout
  • thereabouts
  • hereabouts
  • bunt
  • thereabout
  • runabout
  • hereabout
  • turnabout
  • whereabout
  • scuttlebutt
  • abouts
  • aboutness
  • knockabout
  • nobbut
  • stirabout
  • gadabout
  • layabout
  • butthead
  • headbutt
  • bunter
  • buttstock
  • butthole
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