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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”

  • bottom
  • bottomless
  • bottomed
  • bottomland
  • bottoming
  • bottomry
  • bottommost
  • subbottom
  • bottomlessness
  • bottomlessly
  • unbottomed
  • bottomer
  • bottomness
  • hardbottom
  • softbottom
  • bottonium
  • bottomward
  • bottomonium
  • bottomy
  • antibottom
  • sbottom
  • bottomwards
  • power bottom
  • sbottomonium
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