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Where does “fiskebåt” come from?

fiskebåt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from Old Norse fiska, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

fiskebåt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fishing boat

Definitions

  1. a fishing boat

Ancestry of “fiskebåt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiskefishing
2Old Norsefiskifishing
3Old Norsefiskato fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskōnąto fish, to catch fish
5Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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