Where does “butte” come from?

butte (Old French) comes from Frankish but, from Proto-Germanic *butą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

butte (Old French): but, mark; mound, knoll, target

Definitions

  1. but, mark; mound, knoll, target

Ancestry of “butte”, step by step

butte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish but

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbutstump, log
2Proto-Germanic*butą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Old Norse bútr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebútrlog, stump, butt
2Proto-Germanicbutazcut off, short, numb, blunt

Words derived from “butte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *butą →