loot, booty (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) · what is obtained or amassed by laborious collection · what is collected by insects such as bees or ants; a load of pollen, nectar, etc.
the spoil, booty taken by violence, as in war · the loot, fruits of crime · a hunter's prey
köken: 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German büte, whence also German Beute and eventually all other related forms. Of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.
köken: From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen. This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty).
prey · a person or thing given up as a victim · a living thing, usually an animal, that is eaten by another living thing
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mems- Proto-Indo-European *mḗmsder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *māmsám Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa)bor. Malay mangsa Indonesian mangsa From Malay mangsa (“victim, corpse”), from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh”).