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Where does “bautaną” come from?

bautaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bautaną (Proto-Germanic): to beat, push

Definitions

  1. to beat, push

Ancestry of “bautaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bautaną”

  • boat
  • beat
  • button
  • beaten
  • beating
  • buttons
  • boot
  • cabbage
  • heartbeat
  • steamboat
  • boating
  • bootstrap
  • upbeat
  • buttress
  • gunboat
  • lifeboat
  • sailboat
  • rowboat
  • reboot
  • boathouse
  • houseboat
  • bootleg
  • unbeatable
  • drumbeat
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