Etymology of the English word tugboat
the English word
tugboatderived from the English word
tugderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*teuhanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deuk- (to lead)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*teukh-derived from the English word
boatderived from the English word
botderived from the English word
batderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bait-Usage
Word found in Modern English
