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Where does “elbot” come from?

elbot (French) comes from Dutch heilbot, from Middle Dutch heilbot.

elbot (French): halibut

Definitions

  1. halibut

Ancestry of “elbot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheilbothalibut, the largest flatfish species of marine...
2Middle Dutchheilbot—
Every word from Middle Dutch heilbot →