Where does “Schlauchboot” come from?

Schlauchboot (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.

Schlauchboot (German): inflatable boat, rubber boat

Definitions

  1. inflatable boat, rubber boat

Ancestry of “Schlauchboot”, step by step

Schlauchboot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German boot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbootboat
2Middle Low Germanbōt
3Middle EnglishbotA seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for...
4Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
5Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
6Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via German Schlauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlauchhose; tube; waterskin; wineskin; potbelly; paunch
2Middle High Germanslūchslough, skin shed by a snake; gulf, abyss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz
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