Where does “havbunn” come from?

havbunn (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.

havbunn (Norwegian Bokmål): seabed

Definitions

  1. seabed

Ancestry of “havbunn”, step by step

havbunn 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 håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhåvhand net
2Old Norseháfrnet
3Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
4Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →