Where does “bōtan” come from?

bōtan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bōtan (Frankish): to strike, knock down

Definitions

  1. to strike, knock down

Ancestry of “bōtan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bōtan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bautaną →