Buddy etymology

English

English word buddy comes from English butt, English mate, and later English workmate (Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.)

Detailed word origin of buddy

Dictionary entry Language Definition
butt English (en) (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.. (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head. (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot (North America, slang) The buttocks (used as a euphemism in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).. (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to [...]
mate English (en) (intransitive) To copulate.. (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.. (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring. (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.. (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.. (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.. (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).. (transitive) To match [...]
workmate English (en) Somebody with whom one works; a coworker.
butty English (en) (archaic, Shropshire) One of a pair of shoes or gloves.. (archaic, UK, _, dialect, among boys) A drudge; a cat's paw; someone who does the hard work; someone who is being taken advantage of by someone else.. (colloquial, UK, now chiefly, _, Wales, and, West Country) Friend.. (mining) A miner who works under contract, receiving a fixed amount per ton of coal or ore.. A workmate. (dated, [...]
buddy English (en) To assign a buddy, or partner. A friend or casual acquaintance.. A partner for a particular activity.. An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.

Words with the same origin as buddy

Descendants of butt

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