Where does “bogserbåt” come from?
bogserbåt (Swedish) comes from Swedish bogsera, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
bogserbåt (Swedish): a tugboat, a towboat
Definitions
- a tugboat, a towboat
Ancestry of “bogserbåt”, step by step
bogserbåt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bogsera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bogsera | to tow, to haul |
| 2 | Dutch | boegseren | to tug, to tow by rowing |
| 3 | Portuguese | puxar | to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | puxar | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 7 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |