Where does “býti” come from?

býti (Old Norse) 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.

býti (Old Norse): exchange, barter

Definitions

  1. exchange, barter

Ancestry of “býti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbûteexchange, barter
2Middle Dutchbuute—
3Old Dutchbūtiexchange, barter
4Frankishbūtiexchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;...
5Gaulishboudivictory, advantage, profit
6Proto-Celticboudiprofit, gain; victory
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰówdʰivictory

Words derived from “býti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi →Every word from Proto-Celtic boudi →Every word from Gaulish boudi →