Where does “bodemprijs” come from?
bodemprijs (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
bodemprijs (Dutch): price floor; a very low price
Definitions
- price floor; a very low price
Ancestry of “bodemprijs”, step by step
bodemprijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bodem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 4 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch prijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prijs | price, fare, charge |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | prijs | — |
| 3 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |