Where does “jetbåt” come from?

jetbåt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk båt, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

jetbåt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a jetboat

Definitions

  1. a jetboat

Ancestry of “jetbåt”, step by step

jetbåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk båt

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk jet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baitaz →
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