Where does “robåd” come from?

robåd (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.

robåd (Danish): rowboat

Definitions

  1. rowboat

Ancestry of “robåd”, step by step

robåd 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 ro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrocalmness; to row
2Old NorseRórest (state of inner peace)
3Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
5Latvianwer-to turn, to bend
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