Where does “būtan” come from?

būtan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan — outside, externally.

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*biūtanoutside, externally

Words derived from “būtan

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan
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