Where does “bompenger” come from?
bompenger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
bompenger (Norwegian Bokmål): a toll
Definitions
- a toll
Ancestry of “bompenger”, step by step
bompenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bom | a boom; a barrier; a beam |
| 2 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 3 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 6 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |