Etymology

iceboat

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Today it means: An ice yacht. Full definition →

English boat ← Middle English bot ← Old English bāt
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  3. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  5. Old Englishīs
  6. Middle Englishis
  7. Englishice
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóydos
  10. Proto-Germanic*baitaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bait
  12. Old Englishbāt
  13. Middle Englishbot
  14. Englishboat
  15. English todayiceboat

From ice + boat.

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