Where does “bote” come from?

bote (Old French) comes from Frankish butt, from Proto-Germanic buttaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰnós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bote (Old French): boot; cask; barrel; Alternative form of bat

Definitions

  1. boot; cask; barrel; Alternative form of bat

Ancestry of “bote”, step by step

bote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish butt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbutt—
2Proto-Germanicbuttazcut off; chopped; stumpy; end; piece
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰnósbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Latin buttis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuttiscask, barrel
2Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “bote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →