Where does “bátsferð” come from?

bátsferð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bátur, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bátsferð (Icelandic): boat trip

Definitions

  1. boat trip

Ancestry of “bátsferð”, step by step

bátsferð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bátur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbátura boat
2Old Norsebátrboat
3Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
4Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
5Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Icelandic ferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicferðtrip, tour, journey; speed; second-person...
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →