Where does “botejar” come from?
botejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan bot, from Catalan botar, from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
botejar (Catalan): to bound, to spring, to skip
Definitions
- to bound, to spring, to skip
Ancestry of “botejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bot | jump, leap; boat; wineskin |
| 2 | Catalan | botar | to bounce, to bound |
| 3 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 4 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 5 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |