Where does “boden” come from?

boden (German) comes 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.

boden (German): ground, soil

Definitions

  1. ground, soil

Ancestry of “boden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boden”

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