Where does “dalbunn” come from?

dalbunn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bunn, from Danish bund, from Old Danish botn, from Old Norse botn, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dalbunn (Norwegian Bokmål): valley floor

Definitions

  1. valley floor

Ancestry of “dalbunn”, step by step

dalbunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbunnbottom
2Danishbundbottom; imperative of bunde
3Old Danishbotn—
4Old Norsebotnbottom
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål dal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldala valley
2Old Norsedalrdale, valley
3Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →