Where does “opblaasboot” come from?
opblaasboot (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.
opblaasboot (Dutch): inflatable boat
Definitions
- inflatable boat
Ancestry of “opblaasboot”, step by step
opblaasboot 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 |
via Dutch opblazen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opblazen | to blow up, to inflate, to upblow; to explode, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | op | up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 4 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |