Where does “*butą” come from?
*butą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Ancestry of “*butą”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |