båt

Swedish

/boːt/

noun
Definitions
  • a boat

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse bátr derived from Old English bāt (boat, vessel, food, that which can be bitten, bait, ship) derived from Proto-Germanic *baitaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (split, break, cleave, separate, chop, break down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeyd-

Gloss

split, break, cleave, separate, chop, break down

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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