Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biūtanā

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

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *ūtanā (“from without, outside of”).

Adverb

*biūtanā

  1. from without, outside of

Descendants

  • Old English: būtan, būton
    • Middle English: but, bute, buten, boute, bouten, botte, bot, bod
      • English: but
      • Scots: but
      • Yola: mot
  • Old Frisian: būta
    • Saterland Frisian: buuten, buute
    • West Frisian: bûten, bûte
  • Old Saxon: biūtan, būtan
  • Old Dutch: *biūtan, *būtan
  • Old High German: biūzan, būzan
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