Where does “Kanonenboot” come from?
Kanonenboot (German) comes from German boot, from Middle Low German bōt, 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.
Kanonenboot (German): gunboat
Definitions
- gunboat
Ancestry of “Kanonenboot”, step by step
Kanonenboot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Kanone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanone | cannon; gun |
| 2 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 3 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |