Where does “Beckenboden” come from?

Beckenboden (German) comes from German boden, from Middle High German boden, from Old High German bodam, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Beckenboden (German): pelvic floor

Definitions

  1. pelvic floor

Ancestry of “Beckenboden”, step by step

Beckenboden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German boden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbodenground, soil
2Middle High Germanboden—
3Old High Germanbodamground, floor; floor, bottom
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German becken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeckenbasin, wide bowl
2Middle High Germanbecken—
3Old High Germanbecki—
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →