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Where does “bodam” come from?

bodam (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bodam (Old High German): ground, floor; floor, bottom

Definitions

  1. ground, floor; floor, bottom

Ancestry of “bodam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “bodam”

  • Blütenboden
  • Bodenverdichtung
  • bodenlang
  • bodennah
  • Bodenlebewesen
  • Bodenart
  • Teppichboden
  • Erdboden
  • Dachboden
  • Nachtigallenboden
  • Bodensatz
  • Bodenbearbeitung
  • Bodenfarbe
  • Meeresboden
  • Boden
  • Fußboden
  • Bodenbakterium
  • Bodenzapfen
  • Bodennähe
  • Sandboden
  • Bodennullpunkt
  • Bodenvereisung
  • Felsboden
  • bodenlos
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