Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “boten” come from?

boten (Middle English) comes from Middle English bōte, 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.

boten (Middle English): To solve; to release from disease or hardship or...

Definitions

  1. To solve; to release from disease or hardship or...

Ancestry of “boten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbōteadvantage, benefit, profit; relief, salvation;...
2Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
3Proto-Turkicbotu—
4Spanishvotovote; vow
5Latinvōtum—
6Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to ; having been vowed
7Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
8LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
9Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

Words derived from “boten”

  • boat
  • boot
  • steamboat
  • boating
  • bootstrap
  • gunboat
  • lifeboat
  • sailboat
  • rowboat
  • reboot
  • boathouse
  • houseboat
  • bootleg
  • longboat
  • riverboat
  • motorboat
  • bootless
  • whaleboat
  • ferryboat
  • speedboat
  • boatload
  • bateau
  • tugboat
  • bootable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- →