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Where does “botn” come from?

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

botn (Old Norse): bottom

Definitions

  1. bottom

Ancestry of “botn”, 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 “botn”

  • botten
  • Västerbotten
  • havbotn
  • havbunn
  • botn
  • hodebunn
  • bunn
  • sjøbunn
  • sjøbunnsutnyttelse
  • havbotn
  • botn
  • bunde
  • bundløs
  • bund
  • bundalvorlig
  • botn
  • botna
  • botnfall
  • bossi
  • botnlægur
  • botnur
  • vágsbotnur
  • botnfiskur
  • havsbotnur
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