Where does “Bowabän” come from?
Bowabän (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Bän, from Middle Low German bȫne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Bowabän (Plautdietsch): attic
Definitions
- attic
Ancestry of “Bowabän”, step by step
Bowabän traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Bän
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Bän | ceiling (of a room) |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bȫne | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bunī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Plautdietsch bowa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | bowa | — |