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E 0106 BOOT
The word " boot " is of
Germanic origin .
H 0233 ט ע ב
Concept of root : to kick,
hit with foot
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ט ; ע ב
ט ע ב ו
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ba ath ;
bo eth
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to kick ;
kicking
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Related English words
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boot
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ט ע ב;
ט ע ב ו
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ba‛ath
;bo‛eth
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to kick ;
kicking
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b . th
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Frankish
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botan
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botan
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to kick
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b . t
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French
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botte ; botter
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botte
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botté
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boot ;
to kick
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b . t
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English
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boot
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boot
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b . t
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Hebrew "BOETH < Proto-Semitic *BA ‛ATH --- *BŌT- Germanic
The interface is narrow. The Hebrew root of this entry is used also in figurative sense, like " kicking away " the rules of the Lord, which means not observing them.
The comparison becomes a bit clearer if the present participle, " kicking " in Hebrew is taken into consideration : "
ב
ו
ע
ט , bo‛èth ". This uses the same vowel O that dominates the scene of this root in Germanic.
The French word is certainly of Frankish origin .
Note:
- English " boot " may well be considered related to this root . It is considered of Old French origin, from a noun "bote" that is also found in Middle English . Modern French has the substantive " botte" for "boot " and the verb " botter " for " to kick " ( also in soccer ).
Note:
- Proto-Semitic This Hebrew root is also used in Aramaic and Syriac "ב
ע
ט, B Ayin TH, be‛ath = he stamped, kicked" , which is a narrow but not negligable basis for a hypothesis of a similar Proto-Semitic "*ב
ע
ט.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 07/10/2012 at 16.34.24 |
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