Jul 10, 2020, 10:16 AM -04:00

TIL I learned that "boat", "bait", "bite", "bolt", and "bitter" are all cognates, from a PIE word meaning to strike or split (the connection with boat appears to be that one used to make them by hollowing out split tree trunks).

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  • Sara 🐝
    Jul 10, 2020, 10:38 AM -04:00
    Cool. Too bad pickaxes were not involved.