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Where does “boot” come from?

boot (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “boot”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boot”

  • flyboat
  • кремлебот
  • бот
  • raderstoomboot
  • stoomboot
  • vlieboot
  • bootreis
  • opblaasboot
  • duikboot
  • roeiboot
  • sleepboot
  • moerasboot
  • torpedoboot
  • bootsman
  • motorboot
  • kernonderzeeboot
  • onderzeeboot
  • onderzeebootman
  • vissersboot
  • zeilboot
  • scheepsboot
  • veerboot
  • raderboot
  • onderzeebootmoederschip
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