Etymology of the English word buttock
the English word
buttockusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
using the English suffix
-ockderived from the English word
buttderived from the Old French word
bouterusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Frankish root
*bōtanDate
The earliest known usage of buttock in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
