Where does “bót” come from?

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

bót (Icelandic): betterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...

Definitions

  1. betterment, improvement, cure; patch; bight,...

Ancestry of “bót”, step by step

bót traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bót

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
2Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

via Proto-Germanic buhtiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
2Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

Words derived from “bót”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Old Norse bót →