Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biūtan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *būtan, *biūtini, *būtini

Etymology

From *bi- (unstressed variant of *bī) +‎ *ūtan, the accusative of *ūtō (“outside”).

Adverb

*biūtan

  1. outside, externally
  2. completely around

Preposition

*biūtan

  1. (with accusative) out of, apart from, besides
  2. (with dative) outside of
  3. (with dative) without

Conjunction

*biūtan

  1. (with subjunctive) unless, except
  • *biinnan

Descendants

  • Old English: būtan, būton
  • Old Frisian: būta, bota
    • Saterland Frisian: buute
    • West Frisian: bûte, bûten
  • Old Saxon: biūtan, būtan, botan
  • Old Dutch: *biūtan, *būtan
  • Old High German: biūzan, būzan
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