Where does “housebote” come from?
housebote (English) comes from English bote, from Middle English bōte, 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.
housebote (English): Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house...
Definitions
- Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house...
Ancestry of “housebote”, step by step
housebote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bote | The atonement, compensation, amends,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bōte | advantage, benefit, profit; relief, salvation;... |
| 3 | Old English | bōt | help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for... |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | botu | — |
| 5 | Spanish | voto | vote; vow |
| 6 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 7 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 8 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |