Where does “bitanga” come from?
bitanga (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian bitang, from Middle High German biutunge, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi — victory.
bitanga (Serbo-Croatian): rogue, rascal
Ancestry of “bitanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bitang | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | biutunge | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bûte | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būti | — |
| 6 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 7 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |