boatsman

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos

Proto-Germanic *baitaz

Proto-West Germanic *bait

Old English bāt

Middle English bot

English boat

English -s-

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old English mann

Middle English man

English man

English boatsman

From boat + -s- + man.

Noun

boatsman (plural boatsmen)

1. Synonym of boatman.

References

• “boatsman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Boatmans