Where does “badebukser” come from?

badebukser (Danish) comes from Danish båd, 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.

badebukser (Danish): swimming trunks

Definitions

  1. swimming trunks

Ancestry of “badebukser”, step by step

badebukser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish båd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbådboat
2Old Danishbaat—
3Old Norsebátrboat
4Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
5Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
6Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Danish bukser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuksertrousers, pants; cod roe
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →