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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *bōtō (“improvement, recompense”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈbɔː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*bōtijaną
- to improve
- to compensate, pay a fine
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bōtō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 72: “*bōtjan-”
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bōtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 52