Where does “bareboat” come from?

bareboat (English) comes from English bare, from Middle English bare, from Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bareboat (English): Being or pertaining to a charter for the hire of...

Definitions

  1. Being or pertaining to a charter for the hire of...

Ancestry of “bareboat”, step by step

bareboat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbareMinimal; that is or are just sufficient; Naked,...
2Middle EnglishbareAlternative form of bor
3Old Englishbærbare, naked, unconcealed
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀbare, naked
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via English boat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboatA craft used for transportation of goods,...
2Middle EnglishbotA seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for...
3Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
4Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
5Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosósEvery word from Proto-Germanic bazaz
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