Middle English word botel comes from Proto-Germanic *bultaz (Bolt.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰewh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰowHéyeti, Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, Proto-Indo-European - -yéti, Proto-Germanic *bʰeh₂utlom, Vulgar Latin botticula
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bultaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bolt. |
| *bʰewh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰowHéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰōw- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell |
| - -yéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰeh₂utlom | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| botticula | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| buttis | Late Latin (LL) | |
| butticula | Malayalam (mal) | |
| *botticula | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *bʰuHyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing. |
| *buþlą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *būaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To dwell, to reside. |
| boteille | Old French (fro) | |
| bolt | Old English (ang) | Bolt. |
| bottle | Middle English (enm) |