Where does “bait” come from?

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

bait (Proto-West Germanic): boat, ship

Definitions

  1. boat, ship

Ancestry of “bait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbaitazboat, ship
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bait”

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