Where does “Västerbotten” come from?

Västerbotten (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.

Ancestry of “Västerbotten”, step by step

Västerbotten 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 väster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästerwest; one of the four major compass points; west;...
2Old Swedishvæster—
3Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

Words derived from “Västerbotten”

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