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

  1. a parking fine, parking ticket

Ancestry of “parkeringsbot”, step by step

parkeringsbot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbota fine; a remedy; a patch
2Old Norsebótcure; bettering, remedy
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

via Norwegian Nynorsk parkering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskparkeringparking
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Old Norse bót →