Where does “båd” come from?
båd (Danish) comes from Old Danish baat, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
båd (Danish): boat
Definitions
- boat
Ancestry of “båd”, step by step
båd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Danish baat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | baat | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | bátr | boat |
| 3 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Middle High German bāt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bāt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bad | bath |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |
via Old Norse bað
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bað | first-person singular past indicative active of... |