Where does “böten” come from?

böten (Low German) comes from Middle Low German böten, from Old Saxon bōtian, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

böten (Low German): to pay for; to repent, to do penance; to heat

Definitions

  1. to pay for; to repent, to do penance; to heat

Ancestry of “böten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanböten—
2Old Saxonbōtian—
3Proto-West Germanic*bōtijanto improve
4Proto-Germanicbōtijanąto improve; to compensate
5Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną →
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