Where does “kafbátur” come from?

kafbátur (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.

kafbátur (Icelandic): submarine

Definitions

  1. submarine

Ancestry of “kafbátur”, step by step

kafbátur 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 kafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickafato dive, to go so deep underwater that one can't...
2Old Norsekafa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷebʰ-to dive, dive in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →