Where does “båttrafikk” come from?

båttrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål båt, from Danish båd, from Old Danish baat, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- — bee.

båttrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål): boat traffic

Definitions

  1. boat traffic

Ancestry of “båttrafikk”, step by step

båttrafikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål båt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbåta boat
2Danishbådboat
3Old Danishbaat—
4Old Norsebátrboat
5Old Englishbātthat which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,...
6Proto-West Germanicbaitboat, ship
7Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Norwegian Bokmål trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →