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Where does “telebooth” come from?

telebooth (English) comes from English booth, from Middle English boþe, from Old English bā þā, from Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic bai, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁.

telebooth (English): A booth from which one can teleport to another...

Definitions

  1. A booth from which one can teleport to another...

Ancestry of “telebooth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboothA small stall for the display and sale of goods;...
2Middle EnglishboþeAlternative form of bothe
3Old Englishbā þāboth the; both those
4Old Norsebáðirboth
5Proto-Germanicbaiboth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₁—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₁ →