Where does “þokkabót” come from?

þokkabót (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bót, from Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

þokkabót (Icelandic): in addition, “and what's more”, “and to top it off”, “on top of everything else”

Definitions

  1. in addition, “and what's more”, “and to top it off”, “on top of everything else”

Ancestry of “þokkabót”, step by step

þokkabót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbótbetterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

via Icelandic þokki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþokkicharm, charisma
2Old Norseþokkiliking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Old Norse bót →