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Where does “folboat” come from?

folboat (English) comes from English boat, 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.

folboat (English): Alternative spelling of foldboat

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of foldboat

Ancestry of “folboat”, step by step

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
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