Abut
/ΙΛbΚt/noun
To touch or join at the edge or end; to border on.
Did you know?Abut comes from an old French form meaning βto strike against,β so its history is all about contact, collision, and boundaries rather than anything mystical.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
aboter / abuter
βto thrust against, strike at, or come up againstβ
Late Latin
LL
abbuttare
βto butt againstβ
Germanic
Gmc
*buttan
βto strike, push, or buttβ
Middle English
EN
abuten
βto border on or be adjacent toβ
Modern English
EN
abut
βto touch or border on at the edgeβ