Where does “bōtlēas” come from?

bōtlēas (Old English) comes from Old English bōt, from Proto-Turkic botu, from Spanish voto, from Latin vōtum, from Latin votus, from Latin vovere, from Latin voveo, from Proto-Italic wogʷeō — to promise, to vow; to praise.

bōtlēas (Old English): unpardonable

Definitions

  1. unpardonable

Ancestry of “bōtlēas”, step by step

bōtlēas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbōthelp, relief, advantage, remedy; compensation for...
2Proto-Turkicbotu
3Spanishvotovote; vow
4Latinvōtumpromise, dedication, vow, solemn pledge
5Latinvotusvowed, promised; devoted to (a deity); having been vowed
6Latinvoverethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7LatinvoveoI vow, promise; I dedicate or devote to a deity;...
8Proto-ItalicwogʷeōI vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wegʷʰ-to promise, to vow; to praise

via Old English lēas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
2Proto-Germanic*laus

Words derived from “bōtlēas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wegʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic wogʷeōEvery word from Latin voveo