Where does “bot” come from?

bot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bot, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “bot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbot—
2Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →
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