Where does “botter” come from?
botter (Norman) comes from Norman botte, from Old French bote, from Frankish butt, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
botter (Norman): to boot
Ancestry of “botter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | botte | boot |
| 2 | Old French | bote | boot; cask; barrel; Alternative form of bat |
| 3 | Frankish | butt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buttaz | cut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰnós | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |