Proto-West Germanic

*bautan

‘to beat’

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

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, most familiar first.

• beat ← beten ← bēatan
• button ← boton ← boton ← bouter ← *bōtan
• rebut ← rebutten ← reboter ← bouter ← *bōtan
• bouton ← *bautōnem ← *bautō
• boutonniere ← bouton ← bouton ← bouton ← *bautōnem
• emboss ← embossen ← embocer ← *bottia
• boutonnière ← bouton ← bouton ← bouton ← *bautōnem

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *bautan