English word bottle comes from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰewh₂-, Proto-Germanic *bʰeh₂utlom, Vulgar Latin botticula, and later Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti (To be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *buþlą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *bʰōw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell |
| *bʰewh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *bʰeh₂utlom | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| botticula | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *bʰuHyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing. |
| buttis | Late Latin (LL) | |
| *bōþlą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | House, dwelling. |
| butticula | Malayalam (mal) | |
| *botticula | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *būaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To dwell, to reside. |
| boteille | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| bold | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | House, dwelling, building. |
| buttle | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| bottle | English (en) | (British, slang) To pelt (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.. (British, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.. (British, slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.. (transitive) To seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption. Also fig.. (transitive, British) To feed (an infant) baby formula. [...] |