English
bote
Bote comes from Middle English bōte ‘advantage, benefit, profit’, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu ‘recompense, atonement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- ‘to improve, make better’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰed-‘to improve, make better’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰoHd-eh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bōtō‘recompense’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bōtu‘recompense, atonement’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bōt‘help, relief, advantage, remedy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bōte‘advantage, benefit, profit’
- Englishtodaybote
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰed-‘to improve, make better’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰoHd-eh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bōtō‘recompense’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bōtu‘recompense, atonement’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bōt‘help, relief, advantage, remedy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bōte‘advantage, benefit, profit’
- Englishtodaybote
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- ‘to improve, make better’
better, battle, batten, 2 more
through Proto-Germanic *bōtō ‘recompense’
through Old English bōt ‘help, relief, advantage, remedy’
through Middle English bōte ‘advantage, benefit, profit’
Today it means
noun Atonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- / bote