Where does “bottenlån” come from?

bottenlån (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.

bottenlån (Swedish): first mortgage loan loan that has priority over all other claims on a property in the event of default

Definitions

  1. first mortgage loan loan that has priority over all other claims on a property in the event of default

Ancestry of “bottenlån”, step by step

bottenlån 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 lån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånloan
2Old Swedishlän
3Middle Low Germanlēn
4Old Norselénfief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal...
5Middle Low Germanlehen
6Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn
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