Where does “bát” come from?

bát (Middle Irish) comes 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 “bát”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bát”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →