Where does “badevægt” come from?
badevægt (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.
badevægt (Danish): a bathroom scales
Definitions
- a bathroom scales
Ancestry of “badevægt”, step by step
badevægt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish båd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | båd | boat |
| 2 | Old Danish | baat | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bátr | boat |
| 4 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Danish vægt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vægt | weight; scales; Libra |
| 2 | Old Danish | wict | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |