Where does “boot” come from?
boot (Middle English) comes from Middle English bote, from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo — to promise, to vow; to praise.
boot (Middle English): Alternative form of bote; Alternative form of bot
Definitions
- Alternative form of bote; Alternative form of bot
Ancestry of “boot”, step by step
boot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bote | Help, advantage, benefit; that which is good,... |
| 2 | Old English | bōt | help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | botu | — |
| 4 | Spanish | voto | vote; vow |
| 5 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 6 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 7 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |