Where does “botye” come from?
botye (Middle English) comes from Old French butin, from Middle Low German bûte, from Middle Dutch buute, from Old Dutch būti, from Frankish būti, from Gaulish boudi, from Proto-Celtic boudi, from Proto-Indo-European bʰówdʰi — victory.
Ancestry of “botye”, step by step
botye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French butin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | butin | spoils, plunder, booty; allotment |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 5 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |