Where does “robåt” come from?
robåt (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.
robåt (Norwegian Bokmål): a rowboat (US), or rowing boat (UK) (small boat that is rowed)
Definitions
- a rowboat (US), or rowing boat (UK) (small boat that is rowed)
Ancestry of “robåt”, step by step
robåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |