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Where does “bātsweġen” come from?

bātsweġen (Old English) comes from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “bātsweġen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bātsweġen”

  • boatswain
  • bosun
  • botswein
  • botswain
  • bote-swayn
  • bósan
  • baûsouîn
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