Where does “Bootsflüchtling” come from?
Bootsflüchtling (German) comes from German Flüchtling, from German Flucht, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Bootsflüchtling (German): boat person
Definitions
- boat person
Ancestry of “Bootsflüchtling”, step by step
Bootsflüchtling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Flüchtling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Flüchtling | fugitive; refugee; escapee |
| 2 | German | Flucht | escape, flight; line, alignment; suite, line of... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vlucht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via German boot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | boot | boat |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bōt | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 4 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |