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Where does “havbotn” come from?

havbotn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål 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.

havbotn (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of havbunn

Definitions

  1. alternative form of havbunn

Ancestry of “havbotn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbotna cirque; bottom
2Old Norsebotnbottom
3Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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