Where does “hatchboat” come from?
hatchboat (English) comes from English hatch, from Middle French hacher, from Old French hacher, from Old French hache, from Vulgar Latin *happia, from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
hatchboat (English): A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of...
Definitions
- A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of...
Ancestry of “hatchboat”, step by step
hatchboat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hatch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hatch | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling; A... |
| 2 | Middle French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 3 | Old French | hacher | to chop up, mince |
| 4 | Old French | hache | axe |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *happia | — |
| 6 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |
via English boat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boat | A craft used for transportation of goods,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 3 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |