Where does “inboeten” come from?
inboeten (Dutch) comes from Dutch boeten, 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.
inboeten (Dutch): to lose, be deprived of
Definitions
- to lose, be deprived of
Ancestry of “inboeten”, step by step
inboeten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boeten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boeten | to pay for something as punishment; to expiate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boeten | to improve, to make better; to still, to satisfy;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | buoten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bōtijan | to improve |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōtijaną | to improve; to compensate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |