Where does “sjøbunn” come from?
sjøbunn (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.
sjøbunn (Norwegian Bokmål): seabed, or the bottom of a fjord or lake
Definitions
- seabed, or the bottom of a fjord or lake
Ancestry of “sjøbunn”, step by step
sjøbunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bunn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bunn | bottom |
| 2 | Danish | bund | bottom; imperative of bunde |
| 3 | Old Danish | botn | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | botn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Norwegian Bokmål sjø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sjø | a sea, ocean; a lake |
| 2 | Old Norse | sjór | Alternative form of sær |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |