Where does “botnfall” come from?

botnfall (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fall, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

botnfall (Icelandic): lees

Definitions

  1. lees

Ancestry of “botnfall”, step by step

botnfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfallfall, drop; case; function
2Old Norsefall
3Old Norsefallato fall
4Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
6Slovincianpólhalf
7Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Icelandic botn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbotnbottom; the innermost part of a landform such as...
2Old Norsebotnbottom
3Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-