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Where does “bouterez” come from?

bouterez (Old French) comes from Old French bouteret, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Ancestry of “bouterez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbouteretsupport; supporting; that props up
2Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
3Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bouterez”

  • buttress
  • buttresslike
  • ars bouterez
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