Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “p-bot” come from?

p-bot (Swedish) comes from Swedish parkeringsbot, from Swedish bot, from English bot, from English bottom, from Middle English botme, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

p-bot (Swedish): a parking fine, parking ticket

Definitions

  1. a parking fine, parking ticket

Ancestry of “p-bot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishparkeringsbota parking fine, parking ticket
2Swedishbotfine; cure; remedy; bot
3EnglishbotThe larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of...
4EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
5Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
6Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
7Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →