Where does “lattenbodem” come from?
lattenbodem (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.
lattenbodem (Dutch): slatted base (of a bed)
Definitions
- slatted base (of a bed)
Ancestry of “lattenbodem”, step by step
lattenbodem 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 latten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | latten | made from slats |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |