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Where does “bōþō” come from?

bōþō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bōþō (Proto-Germanic): building, hut; dwelling

Definitions

  1. building, hut; dwelling

Ancestry of “bōþō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bōþō”

  • both
  • booth
  • bothy
  • tollbooth
  • boothlike
  • boothless
  • ticketbooth
  • boothmate
  • telebooth
  • forebooth
  • toll booth
  • both-handed
  • both-handedness
  • both-handedly
  • ticket booth
  • boothman
  • puoti
  • ブース
  • sjöbod
  • bod
  • bothe
  • boþe
  • both
  • bathe
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