Proto-Germanic

*bautaną

‘to push, strike’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *bautaną.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *bautaną, most familiar first.

• beat ← beten ← bēatan ← *bautan
• boss ← bos ← boce ← *bottia ← *bottja
• button ← boton ← boton ← bouter ← *bōtan
• butt ← butten ← buter ← *bautan
• beetle ← betel ← bȳtel ← bīetel ← *bautil
• buttress ← ars bouterez ← *bôtan
• rebut ← rebutten ← reboter ← bouter ← *bōtan
• bouton ← *bautōnem ← *bautō ← *bautan
• boutonniere ← bouton ← bouton ← bouton ← *bautōnem
• emboss ← embossen ← embocer ← *bottia ← *bautan
• boutonnière ← bouton ← bouton ← bouton ← *bautōnem
• boutade ← bouter ← bouter ← bouter ← *bautan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *bautaną