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Where does “bodem” come from?

bodem (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bodem (Dutch): bottom; soil, ground; earth surface

Definitions

  1. bottom; soil, ground; earth surface

Ancestry of “bodem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbodem—
2Old Dutch*bodom—
3Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “bodem”

  • oceaanbodem
  • bodemschat
  • bodemprijs
  • aardbodem
  • bodemkunde
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