Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bōtijaną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From *bōtō (“improvement, recompense”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- to improve
- to compensate, pay a fine
Inflection edit
Conjugation of *bōtijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *bōtijan
- Old Norse: bǿta, bœta, bꝍta
- Gothic: 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan)