début

French

noun
Definitions
  • start, beginning

Etymology

Inherited from Old French but (aim, end, goal, target, purpose), butte (mound, target, knoll) derived from Frankish *but (stump, log) derived from Old Norse bútr (stump, log, butt) derived from Proto-Germanic *butą (end, piece) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (beat, push, hit, strike, hew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewd-

Gloss

beat, push, hit, strike, hew

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