Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bōtu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōtō.

Noun

*bōtu f

improvement, betterment
recompense, atonement

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bōtu
Genitive	*bōtā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bōtu	*bōtō
Accusative	*bōtā	*bōtā
Genitive	*bōtā	*bōtō
Dative	*bōtē	*bōtōm
Instrumental	*bōtu	*bōtōm

Derived terms

*bōtijan

Related terms

*bati
*batō
*batōn

Descendants

Old English: bōt
- Middle English: bot, bote, boote
  - English: boot
  - → English: bote
  - Scots: bute, buit
Old Frisian: bōte
- Saterland Frisian: Boate
- West Frisian: boete
Old Saxon: bōta
- Middle Low German: bote, bôte, bute
  - Low German: Bote
Old Dutch: *buota
- Middle Dutch: boete
  - Dutch: boete
Old High German: buoza, buoz
- Middle High German: buoze
  - German: Buße
  - Luxembourgish: Bouss