English word but comes from Old French bouter, Old English būtan, Old English butan (Except for, but, unless Without, except.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰawd-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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bouter | Old French (fro) | (reflexive, se bouter) to enter (into). To place; to put. To strike; to hit. |
būtan | Old English (ang) | |
butan | Old English (ang) | Except for, but, unless Without, except. |
*bʰawd- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bʰudnó- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*buttaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | End; piece Cut off; chopped off; stumpy. |
*butt | Old English (ang) | |
byt | Old English (ang) | |
bytt | Old English (ang) | |
botte | Middle English (enm) | |
but | English (en) | (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 [...] |