English

rebutton

From re- + button.

Formed from re- + button

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Germanic *bautaną ‘to beat’

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Frankish *bōtan ‘to beat’

Old French bouter ‘to push’

Old French boton

Middle English boton

Today it means

verb To fasten with buttons again.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / rebutton