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

  1. inflatable boat

Ancestry of “opblaasboot”, step by step

opblaasboot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbootboat
2Middle Dutchboot
3Middle EnglishbotA seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for...
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 Dutch opblazen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopblazento blow up, to inflate, to upblow; to explode, to...
2Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
3Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
4Old Dutchupup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-