boten

Meaning

Verb

1. (Belgium, transitive) to hit
2. (Belgium, transitive) to knock the seeds out of a flax plant

Noun

plural of boot

⛵

boot

boat

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Translations

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈboːtə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: boten

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bōtan

In summary

From Middle Dutch boten, from Old Dutch *bōtan, from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to strike”).