Where does “onderzeebootman” come from?
onderzeebootman (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderzeeboot, 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 — bee.
onderzeebootman (Dutch): male submariner, male sailor on a submarine
Definitions
- male submariner, male sailor on a submarine
Ancestry of “onderzeebootman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | onderzeeboot | submarine; submarine that can remain submerged... |
| 2 | German | Unterseeboot | submarine |
| 3 | German | boot | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bōt | — |
| 5 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 6 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |