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Where does “bōte” come from?

bōte (Middle English) comes from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.

bōte (Middle English): advantage, benefit, profit; relief, salvation;...

Definitions

  1. advantage, benefit, profit; relief, salvation;...

Ancestry of “bōte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
2Proto-Turkicbotu—
3Spanishvotovote; vow
4Latinvōtum—
5Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to ; having been vowed
6Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
8Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

Words derived from “bōte”

  • bote
  • housebote
  • ploughbote
  • firebote
  • hedgebote
  • theftbote
  • cartbote
  • plowbote
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