Where does “romandebutera” come from?
romandebutera (Swedish) comes from Swedish debutera, from Swedish debut, from French début, from Middle French débuter, from Middle French but, from Old French but, from Old French butte, from Frankish but — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
romandebutera (Swedish): to make one's debut as a novelist, to publish...
Definitions
- to make one's debut as a novelist, to publish...
Ancestry of “romandebutera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | debutera | to debute |
| 2 | Swedish | debut | a debut |
| 3 | French | début | start, beginning |
| 4 | Middle French | débuter | to move, begin |
| 5 | Middle French | but | mark, goal |
| 6 | Old French | but | aim, goal, end, target; end, aim, purpose |
| 7 | Old French | butte | but, mark; mound, knoll, target |
| 8 | Frankish | but | stump, log |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *butą | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |