Where does “Bodengüte” come from?

Bodengüte (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.

Bodengüte (German): soil quality

Definitions

  1. soil quality

Ancestry of “Bodengüte”, step by step

Bodengüte 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 Güte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGütegoodness; quality
2Middle High Germangiute
3Old High Germanguotīgoodness
4West Germanic*gōdī
5Germanic*gōdį̄
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn
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