Where does “botten” come from?

botten (Swedish) comes 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.

botten (Swedish): bottom

Definitions

  1. bottom

Ancestry of “botten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “botten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →