eldertongue

Old English · noun

bodan

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈbo.dɑn/
Syllables
ˈbo · dɑn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. ground, foundation

  2. bottom

  3. abyss

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *botm, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“earth, bottom”). Cognate with Old Frisian boden (“ground”), Old High German bodam (“ground, floor”), Old Norse botn (“floor, ground”). Doublet of botm (“bottom”).

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