Where does “butin” come from?
butin (Old French) 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.
butin (Old French): spoils, plunder, booty; allotment
Definitions
- spoils, plunder, booty; allotment
Ancestry of “butin”, step by step
butin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German bûte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 4 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 5 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |
via Vulgar Latin boudinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | boudinus | — |