Where does “botten” come from?
botten (Dutch) comes from Dutch boten, from Middle Dutch boten, from Old Dutch bōtan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
botten (Dutch): to bump, to collide; to push; to strike
Definitions
- to bump, to collide; to push; to strike
Ancestry of “botten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boten | to hit; to knock the seeds out of a flax plant |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bōtan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |