Where does “botnløyse” come from?

botnløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

botnløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): bottomlessness

Definitions

  1. bottomlessness

Ancestry of “botnløyse”, step by step

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