Where does “Österbotten” come from?

Österbotten (Swedish) comes from Swedish botten, from Old Swedish butn, 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.

Österbotten (Swedish): Ostrobothnia, Swedish & Finnish province

Definitions

  1. Ostrobothnia, Swedish & Finnish province

Ancestry of “Österbotten”, step by step

Österbotten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish botten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbottenbottom
2Old Swedishbutn—
3Old Norsebotnbottom
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish öster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishöstereast; one of the four major compass points; east;...
2Danishøster—
3Old Norseaustreast
4Proto-Germanicaustrąeast; east, eastward
5Proto-Germanicaustrazeast, eastern
6Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwsterosin the direction of dawn, east

Words derived from “Österbotten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →