Where does “bergamotboom” come from?
bergamotboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
bergamotboom (Dutch): bergamot tree
Definitions
- bergamot tree
Ancestry of “bergamotboom”, step by step
bergamotboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 2 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch bergamot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bergamot | bergamot pear-shaped citrus fruit |
| 2 | French | bergamote | bergamot, a pear cultivar; bergamot, a... |
| 3 | German | Bergamotte | bergamot |
| 4 | Italian | bergamotto | bergamot, Citrus × bergamia |
| 5 | Portuguese | bergamota | mandarin; bergamot |
| 6 | Italian | bergamotta | A type of pear, Pyrus persica |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | بك آرمودی | — |