English

keelboat

From keel + boat.

A compound of keel + boat

Proto-Germanic *keluz

Old Norse kjǫlr

Middle English kele

English keel

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to break’

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Proto-Germanic *baitaz ‘boat’

Proto-West Germanic *bait ‘boat’

Old English bāt

Middle English bot

English boat

Today it means

noun Any sailboat having a keel (as opposed to a centerboard or daggerboard).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / keelboat