Where does “bottle” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully, but I'm noticing some significant problems with the data provided: 1. The chain appears corrupted or malformed - "English arse" and "Latin -culus" don't logically connect to "bottle" 2. "Proto-Indo-European bʰew-" appears twice 3. The chain seems to mix multiple unrelated etymologies (arse, ars) 4. The "known meaning: (unknown)" indicates the headword's meaning wasn't provided Based on what appears to be the legitimate portion of the chain (Old French boteille as the immediate source), here's what I can write: Bottle comes from Old French boteille, though the complete chain of descent cannot be reliably stated given the corrupted data provided. However, I cannot in good conscience write a confident one-sentence etymology with this chain as presented, as it would violate the rule
bottle (English): A container, typically made of glass or plastic...
Definitions
- A container, typically made of glass or plastic...
Ancestry of “bottle”, step by step
bottle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bottle and glass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bottle and glass | arse |
| 2 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 4 | Old French | arz | — |
| 5 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 6 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle English botel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | botel | bottle, flask, wineskin |
| 2 | Old English | botl | house, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bōþl | house, dwelling; landed property, movable... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōþlą | house, dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |