Boden

German (Berlin)

/ˈboːdn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) ground, soil
  • (uncountable) sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden)
  • (countable) any defined type of soil
  • (countable) floor
  • (countable) attic, garret, loft
  • (countable) flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German boden inherited from Old High German bodam (floor, bottom, ground) derived from Proto-Germanic *budm- derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom, earth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰudʰmḗn

Gloss

bottom, earth

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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