An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Butte
Butte, feminine, ‘flounder,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Low German butte; compare the corresponding Dutch bot, Middle English but. Origin obscure.
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Butte, feminine, ‘flounder,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Low German butte; compare the corresponding Dutch bot, Middle English but. Origin obscure.