*buttaz¹
Runic: ᛒᚢᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbut.tɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
end; piece
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *bʰudʰ-n-ó-s from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-mḗn ~ *bʰudʰ-m̥n-és/*bʰudʰ-n-és(‘bottom’). According to (Kroonen 2013), the -m- had been dissimilated in the genitive already in Proto-Indo-European, giving Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna) (budhna, ‘bottom, ground, base, depth, lowest part of anything’) and Latin fundus (‘bottom; farm; ground; foundation’), resulting in a Proto-Germanic paradigm of *budm-, *butt- (the -tt- via Kluge’s Law). He also suggests that the root was metathesized from *dʰewbʰ-/*dʰubʰ- (‘hazy, unclear dark; deep’). Other cognates are Ancient Greek πῠθμήν (pŭthmḗn) (pŭthmḗn, ‘bottom of a cup or jar; the bottom of the sea; trunk, butt of a tree’), Old Armenian անդունդ (andund, ‘abyss, hell’). Related to *butmaz (‘bottom; foundation; ground; abyss’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | buttaz | buttōz, buttōs |
| Acc. | buttą | buttanz |
| Gen. | buttas, buttis | buttǫ̂ |
| Dat. | buttai | buttamaz |
| Inst. | buttō | buttamiz |
| Voc. | butt | buttōz, buttōs |
Descendants
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
- butie (Old Frisian)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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*but, *butt (Old Dutch)
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butte, but, bot (Middle Dutch)
- bot (Dutch)
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butte, but, bot (Middle Dutch)
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*but, *butt (Old Dutch)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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*butt, buttuc, bytt, byt (Old English)
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butte, but (Middle English)
- but, butt, buttock (English)
- butt (Scots)
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butte, but (Middle English)
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*butt, buttuc, bytt, byt (Old English)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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bot, bout, bote (Old French)
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bote (Middle English)
- boot (English)
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bote (Middle English)
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bot, bout, bote (Old French)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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bot, bout, bote (Old French)
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bute, butte (Middle French)
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butte (French)
- butte (English)
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butte (French)
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bute, butte (Middle French)
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bot, bout, bote (Old French)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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*butz, *buz, *butzo, *buzzo (Old High German)
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butze (Middle High German)
- Butzen, putzen (German)
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butze (Middle High German)
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*butz, *buz, *butzo, *buzzo (Old High German)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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*butt (Old Saxon)
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*butt, butken (Middle Low German)
- but (Danish)
- butt (Norwegian Bokmål)
- butt (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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*butt, butken (Middle Low German)
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*butt (Old Saxon)
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*butt (Proto-West Germanic)
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*butt (Old Saxon)
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*butt, butken (Middle Low German)
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butt, Butte, Bütte (Low German)
- Butt, Steinbutt (German)
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butt, Butte, Bütte (Low German)
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*butt, butken (Middle Low German)
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*butt (Old Saxon)
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butr, bútr (Old Norse)
- bútur (Icelandic)
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butr, bútr (Old Norse)
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but (Old French)
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but (Middle French)
- but (French)
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but (Middle French)
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but (Old French)
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butr, bútr (Old Norse)
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buter (Old Swedish)
- but (Swedish)
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buter (Old Swedish)