Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biūtanā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

from without, outside of

Descendants

Old English: būtan
- Middle English: bouten, boute, buten, bute
  - English: but
  - Scots: but
Old Frisian: būta
- Saterland Frisian: buuten, buute
- West Frisian: bûten, bûte
Old Saxon: biūtan, būtan
- Middle Low German: bûten
  - German Low German: buten
Old Dutch: *biūtan, *būtan
- Middle Dutch: bûten
  - Dutch: buiten
Old High German: biūzan, būzan
- Middle High German: būzen
  - German: baußen
  - Luxembourgish: baussen