Where does “gambot” come from?
gambot (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish غانبوط, from English gunboat, from English gun, from Middle English gunne, from Old Norse Gunnhildr, from Old Norse Gunnr, from Old Norse guðr, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz.
gambot (Turkish): gunboat
Definitions
- gunboat
Ancestry of “gambot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | غانبوط | gunboat |
| 2 | English | gunboat | Any of the various types of small armed vessels |
| 3 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 4 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 5 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 7 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |