Where does “bottennapp” come from?

bottennapp (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.

bottennapp (Swedish): a fish hook getting snagged on something on the bottom of a body of water

Definitions

  1. a fish hook getting snagged on something on the bottom of a body of water

Ancestry of “bottennapp”, step by step

bottennapp 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 Luxembourgish Napp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishNapptablecloth
2Swedishnappato bite, to take; to take, grab, pinch
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →