Where does “bottle” come from?

bottle (Middle English) comes from Old English botl, from Proto-West Germanic bōþl, from Proto-Germanic bōþlą, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

Ancestry of “bottle”, step by step

bottle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English botl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbotlhouse, dwelling-place, mansion, hall, castle,...
2Proto-West Germanicbōþlhouse, dwelling; landed property, movable...
3Proto-Germanicbōþląhouse, dwelling
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Old English bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishboldhouse, dwelling, building
2Proto-Germanicbudlą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōþlą →