Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bautō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Proto-Germanic *bautô.

Noun

*bautō m

1. that which bumps or pushes; pusher
2. that which pushes up or is raised; bump, knob
3. knot, bundle

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bautō
Genitive	*bautini, *bautan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bautō	*bautan
Accusative	*bautan	*bautan
Genitive	*bautini, *bautan	*bautanō
Dative	*bautini, *bautan	*bautum
Instrumental	*bautini, *bautan	*bautum

Related terms

• *bautan
• *baut
• *bautijō
• *bautijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: bōto
  • Middle Low German: bôte
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: bö̂teken, bö̂tken
• Old High German: bōzo
  • Middle High German: bōze
    • German: Bosse
• → Old French: boton, bouton
  • Middle French: boton, bouton
    • French: bouton
      • → Romanian: buton
  • → Italian: bottone
  • → Spanish: botón
  • → Portuguese: botão
  • → Middle English: botoun
    • English: button
    • Scots: button