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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”

  • bateau
  • battello
  • battelliere
  • batelage
  • batelier
  • bateau
  • batel
  • batel
  • bat
  • batelo
  • bateleto
  • batel
  • baté
  • bat'leux
  • batelyi
  • bat'lée
  • bat'ler
  • basteau
  • batel
  • bato
  • bato
  • bato
  • bato
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