Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “byta” come from?

byta (Swedish) comes from Old Norse býta, from Middle Low German bûten — to plunder.

byta (Swedish): to switch; to exchange; to switch; to change...

Definitions

  1. to switch; to exchange; to switch; to change...

Ancestry of “byta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebýta—
2Middle Low Germanbûtento plunder

Words derived from “byta”

  • utbyta
Every word from Middle Low German bûten →