Where does “bovver boots” come from?
bovver boots (English) comes from English boots, from English boot, from French botte, from Italian botta, from Italian bottare, from French bouter, from Middle French bouter, from Old French bouter — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bovver boots (English): Stout lace-up boots, especially Dr. Martens,...
Definitions
- Stout lace-up boots, especially Dr. Martens,...
Ancestry of “bovver boots”, step by step
bovver boots traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boots | plural of boot; A condom; A servant at a hotel... |
| 2 | English | boot | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg; A blow... |
| 3 | French | botte | boot; something resembling a boot; oppression |
| 4 | Italian | botta | blow, hit, shock, knock, attack |
| 5 | Italian | bottare | — |
| 6 | French | bouter | to push; to remove flesh from the skin of an... |
| 7 | Middle French | bouter | to pull |
| 8 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 9 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via English bovver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bovver | Pronunciation spelling of bother; Violence,... |