Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*bautaną
4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *bautaną, most common first.
- buttThe buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- bossOne who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- embossTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
- buttressA brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.