Where does “Fundament” come from?

Fundament (German) comes from Middle High German fundament, from Old High German fundament, from Latin fundāmentum, from Latin fundō, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Fundament (German): foundation

Definitions

  1. foundation

Ancestry of “Fundament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfundament—
2Old High Germanfundament—
3Latinfundāmentumfoundation
4Latinfundōto pour out, shed
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Fundament”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →