Where does “bötfälla” come from?
bötfälla (Swedish) comes from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
bötfälla (Swedish): issue a fine
Definitions
- issue a fine
Ancestry of “bötfälla”, step by step
bötfälla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 3 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish bot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bot | fine; cure; remedy; bot |
| 2 | English | bot | The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of... |
| 3 | English | bottom | The lowest part of anything; Character,... |
| 4 | Middle English | botme | The lowest section of something; the bottom,... |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |