Where does “ubåt” come from?

ubåt (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.

ubåt (Norwegian Bokmål): a submarine

Definitions

  1. a submarine

Ancestry of “ubåt”, step by step

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