myEtymology.com: French etymology of bat

Etymology of the French word bat

the Old French word bat

derived from the French word battre

derived from the Old French word batre

derived from the Latin word battere (pound, beat, hit)

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

English batman

Word found in Old French