pont

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun

Definitions

ferry, ferryboat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch ponte (ferry boat) borrowed from Latin pontō (pontoon, Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, ferryboat).

Origin

Latin

pontō

Gloss

pontoon, Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, ferryboat

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

punt English
pontō Latin
veer Dutch, Flemish
veerpont Dutch, Flemish
ponte Middle Dutch
punte Middle Low German