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Where does “sbottom” come from?

sbottom (English) comes from English bottom, from Middle English botme, 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.

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Ancestry of “sbottom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbottomThe lowest part of anything; Character,...
2Middle EnglishbotmeThe lowest section of something; the bottom,...
3Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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