bother

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Frequenz

A2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbɔðə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Borrowed from Scots bauther, bather (“to bother”). Origin unknown. Perhaps related to Scots pother (“to make a stir or commotion, bustle”), also of unknown origin. Compare English pother (“to poke, prod”), variant of potter (“to poke”). More at potter. Perhaps related to Irish bodhaire (“noise”), Irish bodhraim (“to deafen, annoy”).

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