Where does “bodemschat” come from?

bodemschat (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.

bodemschat (Dutch): mineral resource

Definitions

  1. mineral resource

Ancestry of “bodemschat”, step by step

bodemschat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bodem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
2Middle Dutchbodem
3Old Dutch*bodom
4Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Dutch schat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschattreasure; honey, darling, sweet person
2Middle Dutchschatmoney; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
3Old Dutchskat
4Proto-West Germanic*skatttreasure
5Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn