bodan

Old English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbodɑn/

Noun

bodan m

  1. ground, foundation
  2. bottom
  3. abyss

Synonyms
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