Where does “Bodenbakterium” come from?

Bodenbakterium (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.

Bodenbakterium (German): soil bacterium

Definitions

  1. soil bacterium

Ancestry of “Bodenbakterium”, step by step

Bodenbakterium 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 bakterium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbakteriumbacterium
2New Latinbactērium
3Ancient GreekβακτήριονSynonym of βακτηρία
4Ancient Greekβακτηρίαrod, staff, cane; baton
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn