Where does “boeten” come from?
boeten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch boeten, from Old Dutch buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
boeten (Dutch): to pay for something as punishment; to expiate
Definitions
- to pay for something as punishment; to expiate
Ancestry of “boeten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | boeten | to improve, to make better; to still, to satisfy;... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | buoten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bōtijan | to improve |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōtijaną | to improve; to compensate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |