Where does “bouter” come from?
bouter (Old French) comes from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bouter (Old French): to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
Definitions
- to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
Ancestry of “bouter”, step by step
bouter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish bautan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Frankish bōtan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |