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Where does “onderzeeboot” come from?

onderzeeboot (Dutch) comes from German Unterseeboot, from German boot, from Middle Low German bōt, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.

onderzeeboot (Dutch): submarine; submarine that can remain submerged...

Definitions

  1. submarine; submarine that can remain submerged...

Ancestry of “onderzeeboot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterseebootsubmarine
2Germanboot—
3Middle Low Germanbōt—
4Middle EnglishbotA seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for...
5Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
6Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
7Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “onderzeeboot”

  • kernonderzeeboot
  • onderzeebootman
  • onderzeebootmoederschip
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