Where does “Nachtigallenboden” come from?
Nachtigallenboden (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.
Nachtigallenboden (German): nightingale floor
Definitions
- nightingale floor
Ancestry of “Nachtigallenboden”, step by step
Nachtigallenboden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German boden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | boden | ground, soil |
| 2 | Middle High German | boden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bodam | ground, floor; floor, bottom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via German Nachtigall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachtigall | nightingale |
| 2 | Old High German | nahtgala | — |