Where does “innsjøbunn” come from?

innsjøbunn (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.

innsjøbunn (Norwegian Bokmål): bottom of a lake, lakebed especially if dried out

Definitions

  1. bottom of a lake, lakebed especially if dried out

Ancestry of “innsjøbunn”, step by step

innsjøbunn 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 innsjø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinnsjøa lake or inland sea
2Norwegian Bokmålsjøa sea, ocean; a lake
3Old NorsesjórAlternative form of sær
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn
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