Where does “glijboot” come from?
glijboot (Dutch) comes from Dutch boot, from Middle Dutch boot, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
glijboot (Dutch): a hydroplane
Definitions
- a hydroplane
Ancestry of “glijboot”, step by step
glijboot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boot | boat |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boot | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 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 |