Where does “bot” come from?
bot (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
bot (Norwegian Bokmål): a fine; a remedy; a patch
Definitions
- a fine; a remedy; a patch
Ancestry of “bot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bót | cure; bettering, remedy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |