Where does “botme” come from?

botme (Middle English) comes from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

botme (Middle English): The lowest section of something; the bottom,...

Definitions

  1. The lowest section of something; the bottom,...

Ancestry of “botme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
2Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “botme”

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