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Where does “*bautōnem” come from?
*bautōnem (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish *bautō, from Proto-Germanic *bautan.
Ancestry of “*bautōnem”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Frankish
*bautō
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2
Proto-Germanic
*bautan
—
Words derived from “*bautōnem”
button
buttons
Biden
unbutton
Bouton
pushbutton
bidet
boutonniere
bouton
bellybutton
buttonwood
buttonless
buttonhook
buttony
boutonnière
buttonbush
buttonlike
buttoner
rebutton
buttonball
buttonmaker
buttonquail
buttonweed
buttonmaking
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