| Arabic | gatta | to dive |
| Arabic | ghattas | grebes, 66-70; Coot, 138; Cormorant, 105 |
| Arabic: Eg. | gattair | diving ducks, 50 |
| Afgh. | ghotye | diving ducks, 50 |
| Pers. | ghuttah | Coot, 138 |
| Skr. | gàhati | he dives (these terms related to the following by Brunner) |
| Anc.Greek | báthos | depth |
| Anc.Greek | bythis | submerged |
| Anc.Greek | bapto, baptizo | to dive, to submerge |
| Sbc. | betiç | grebes, 66-70, divers, 63-65 |
| Turkish | batmak | (Gr. substr.) to dive |
| Mod.Greek | voutos | depth |
| Mod.Greek | vouto | to submerge, to sink |
| Mod.Greek | voutichtéra | Grebe, 70; mergansers, 60-61 |
| Mod.Greek | voutanariá | Black-throated Diver, 64 |
| Mod.Greek | vydízo | to submerge, to sink |
| Mod.Greek | výdra | otter |
| Lith. | ûdra | otter |
| Engl. | otter | otter |
| Franç. | loutre | otter |
| Anc.Greek | vaptizo | to dive, immerge |
| Anc.Greek | vaphè | (th>ph) immersion |
| Mod.Greek | vathyzo | to sink |
| Galice | batizar, batear | to dive |
| Ital.: Corse | bachjischia | (apport grec) Cormorant, 105 |
| Svensk | botten | bottom |
| Engl. | bottom | bottom |
| Anc.Greek | bothros | bottom |
| Ital.: Tosc. | botro | bottom |
| Dutch | bathein | to dive |
| Franç.(a.litt.) | baitre | Little Grebe, 70 |
| Engl. | bathe | immerger, baigner |
| Gael.I. | bá | immersion |
| Ital. | bagno | Franç. bain |
| Gael.I. | badûd | to dive |
| Cymric | bodi | to dive |
| Roman. | bodîrlâu | Divers, 63-65 |
| Ital.: Lomb. | bodèr | bottom |
| Ital.: Ligur. | bod | deep |
| Lat. | Bodineus | ancient name for the Po: deep river |
| Germ. | Bodensee | lake of Constance (deep lake) |
| Germ. | boden | the ground |