Where does “boatswen” come from?

boatswen (English) comes from Haitian Creole swen, from French soin, from Middle French soin, from Old French soing, from Latin sonium, from Frankish sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ — to be.

Ancestry of “boatswen”, step by step

boatswen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole swen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creoleswencare
2Frenchsoincare
3Middle Frenchsoin
4Old Frenchsoingcare; attention; thought
5Latinsoniumcare, attention
6Frankishsunnjuworry, care, concern; concern, care;...
7Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

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 h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sóntsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂
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