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[–] 33 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Just in case anyone is actually interested:

  • A butt, as in 'water butt', comes from the old English word "butte". Meaning, 'barrel/container'.

  • A butty is an informal abbreviation of the word 'butter'. I think it became a stand-in for 'sandwich' because of the most basic of all sandwiches, 'bread and butter'.

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  • [–] 9 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    Oh, in lower northern German, that's a bütte/bütt/butte. But I wouldn't have made the connection.

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  • [–] 6 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

    Interesting! I wonder if it means that 'butt' is actually etymologically linked to 'vat', then. Not only are they close enough to plausibly be related, but also I saw in dutch that it's 'regenvat'. 🤔

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