Etymology of the French word bouter
the Old French word
bouterusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the Frankish root
*bōtanDate
The earliest known usage of bouter in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
boutade,
boutis,
boutoir,
bouton,
bouture,
bout,
bouté,
bouterez,
forsbouter,
saqueboute,
bouterolle,
bouteur,
rebouter,
boute-selle,
boutefeu,
débouter,
bouteroueDerivations in other languages
English
butting, English
butter, English
butt, Italian
buttareCognates
Italian
bottare, Provençal
botar, Spanish
botarUsage
Word found in Old French
