Where does “båtmesse” come from?
båtmesse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål messe, from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
båtmesse (Norwegian Bokmål): a boat show
Definitions
- a boat show
Ancestry of “båtmesse”, step by step
båtmesse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål messe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | messe | Mass; a trade fair; a mess |
| 2 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 4 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål båt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | båt | a boat |
| 2 | Danish | båd | boat |
| 3 | Old Danish | baat | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | bátr | boat |
| 5 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |