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English word but comes from Old French bouter, Old English būtan, Old English butan (Except for, but, unless Without, except.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰawd-
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bouter (Old French)
(reflexive, se bouter) to enter (into). To place; to put. To strike; to hit.
būtan (Old English)
butan (Old English)
Except for, but, unless Without, except.
*bʰawd- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰudnó- (Proto-Indo-European)
*buttaz (Proto-Germanic)
End; piece Cut off; chopped off; stumpy.
*butt (Old English)
byt (Old English)
bytt (Old English)
botte (Middle English)
but (English)
(obsolete, outside, Scotland) Outside of.. Without, apart from, except. (Australian, conjunctive) Though, however.. Merely, only.. Used as an intensifier. (archaic) Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).. (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.. (obsolete) Only; solely; merely.. (obsolete) until. Except (for), excluding. Often preceded [...]