Where does “botchwork” come from?

botchwork (English) comes from English botch, from Old English botettan, from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere — to promise, to vow; to praise.

botchwork (English): Inferior and shoddy work

Definitions

  1. Inferior and shoddy work

Ancestry of “botchwork”, step by step

botchwork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English botch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotchTo perform in an unacceptable or incompetent...
2Old Englishbotettanto improve
3Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
4Proto-Turkicbotu
5Spanishvotovote; vow
6Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
7Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
8Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
10Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-