Where does “parkeringsbot” come from?
parkeringsbot (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bot, from Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
parkeringsbot (Norwegian Nynorsk): a parking fine, parking ticket
Definitions
- a parking fine, parking ticket
Ancestry of “parkeringsbot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bot | a fine; a remedy; a patch |
| 2 | Old Norse | bót | cure; bettering, remedy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |