Where does “boat” come from?

Boat comes from Middle English boot, from Old English bāt, from Latin buttis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-.

boat (English): A craft used for transportation of goods,...

Definitions

  1. A craft used for transportation of goods,...

Ancestry of “boat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →