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Where does “bútr” come from?

bútr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *butą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bútr (Old Norse): log, stump, butt

Definitions

  1. log, stump, butt

Ancestry of “bútr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bútr”

  • bútur
  • but
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