Where does “ûnderseeboat” come from?
ûnderseeboat (West Frisian) comes from Dutch onderzeeboot, from German Unterseeboot, from German boot, from Middle Low German bōt, from Middle English bot, from Old English bāt, from Proto-West Germanic bait, from Proto-Germanic baitaz — bee.
ûnderseeboat (West Frisian): submarine
Definitions
- submarine
Ancestry of “ûnderseeboat”, step by step
ûnderseeboat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onderzeeboot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onderzeeboot | submarine; submarine that can remain submerged... |
| 2 | German | Unterseeboot | submarine |
| 3 | German | boot | boat |
| 4 | Middle Low German | bōt | — |
| 5 | Middle English | bot | A seafaring vessel or watercraft; a device for... |
| 6 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |