Where does “böta” come from?

böta (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

böta (Swedish): to pay a fine

Definitions

  1. to pay a fine

Ancestry of “böta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǿtato improve, to better something, to correct something
2Proto-Germanicbōtijanąto improve; to compensate
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “böta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną →