Where does “bajonett” come from?
bajonett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French baïonnette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
bajonett (Norwegian Bokmål): a bayonet
Definitions
- a bayonet
Ancestry of “bajonett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | baïonnette | bayonet |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |