Where does “bōt” come from?
bōt (Old English) comes from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ- — to promise, to vow; to praise.
bōt (Old English): help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
Definitions
- help, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
Ancestry of “bōt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | botu | — |
| 2 | Spanish | voto | vote; vow |
| 3 | Latin | vōtum | promise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge |
| 4 | Latin | votus | vowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed |
| 5 | Latin | vovere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | voveo | I vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wogʷeō | I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wegʷʰ- | to promise, to vow; to praise |