boot 2 
(bt)
(bt)intr.v. boot·ed, boot·ing, boots
To be of help or advantage; avail.
n.
Idiom: 1. Chiefly Southern & Midland US See lagniappe.
2. Archaic Advantage; avail.
to boot
In addition; besides: The new cruise ship was not only the biggest in the world, but the fastest to boot.
[Middle English boten, to be of help, from Old English bōtian, from bōt, help; see bhad- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- Indo-European root: gwou-
- Indo-European root: gwā-
- Indo-European root: gāu-
- Indo-European root: i-
- Indo-European root: kad-
- Indo-European root: kai-
- Indo-European root: kailo-
- Indo-European root: kaito-
- Indo-European root: kakka-
- Indo-European root: kan-
- Indo-European root: kand-
- Indo-European root: kap-
- Indo-European root: kaput-
- Indo-European root: kar-
- Indo-European root: kas-
- Indo-European root: kat-
- Indo-European root: kau-
- Indo-European root: kaə-id-
- Indo-European root: ked-
- Indo-European root: keg-
- Indo-European root: kei-
- Indo-European root: keiə-
- Indo-European root: kekw-
- Indo-European root: kel-
- Indo-European root: kel-