Where does “botnfiskur” come from?

botnfiskur (Faroese) comes from Faroese botnur, from Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

botnfiskur (Faroese): bottom fish

Definitions

  1. bottom fish

Ancestry of “botnfiskur”, step by step

botnfiskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese botnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebotnurbottom; the inner part of an inlet; semicircular...
2Old Norsebotnbottom
3Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Faroese fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefiskurfish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →