Where does “Unterseeboot” come from?
Unterseeboot (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.
Unterseeboot (German): submarine
Definitions
- submarine
Ancestry of “Unterseeboot”, step by step
Unterseeboot traces back through 3 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 Unter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 2 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 3 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via German see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | see | lake |