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): /ˈbo.dɑn/

Noun

bodan m

1. ground, foundation
2. bottom
3. abyss

Synonyms

• botm