Where does “vradžbina” come from?

vradžbina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bina, from German Bühne, from Middle High German büne, 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.

vradžbina (Serbo-Croatian): witchcraft

Definitions

  1. witchcraft

Ancestry of “vradžbina”, step by step

vradžbina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbinastage
2GermanBühnea stage; a scaffolding
3Middle High Germanbünestage; scaffolding
4Proto-Germanicbunī—
5Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Serbo-Croatian vrač

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvračwitch doctor; physician, doctor
2Proto-Slavicvьračьoriginally conjuror, enchanter
3Proto-Slavicvьratito shout, to lie; to lament, to groan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →