Where does “bot” come from?
bot (Old French) comes from Old French boter, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bot (Old French): toad; strike; hit; blow; Alternative form of bat
Definitions
- toad; strike; hit; blow; Alternative form of bat
Ancestry of “bot”, step by step
bot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French boter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | boter | to push, butt, strike; to strike; to push; thrust |
| 2 | Old French | bouter | to strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter |
| 3 | Frankish | bautan | to push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bautan | to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Middle English bot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 2 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |