Where does “fundament” come from?

fundament (Danish) comes from Latin fundāmentum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fundament (Danish): foundation of a house etc

Definitions

  1. foundation of a house etc

Ancestry of “fundament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfundāmentumfoundation
2Latinfundōto pour out, shed
3Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fundament”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →