Etymology

Botolph

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Today it means: An English male given name, after Botwulf of Thorney. Full definition →

Old English Botwulf ← Proto-West Germanic *Bōtuwulf
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*Bōtuwulf
  2. Old English · inherited fromBotwulf
  3. English todayBotolph

From Old English Botwulf, from Proto-West Germanic *Bōtuwulf, from *bōtu (“aid, assistance”) + *wulf (“wolf”).

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishBotwulf all →

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