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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "boden" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "boden" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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So…Grund vs Boden…
Here you have the floor and the attic as possible translations. Can’t der Boden also refer to the outside ground / soil as well? If so, is it mostly Sprachgefühl to know which (Grund or Boden) to use?
You’re right, I added the options to the entry.
In the context of “agriculture” and geology, you’d use “Boden” and also for “land” in the context of owning it. Does that help?
Thank you! You had a comment in your “Grund” article that I wasn’t sure how to interpret: “…so Grund can mean the same as ground but it is used mainly in fixed phrasings or compound nouns.” It made me think “Boden” was perhaps the better option outside of these fixed phrasings/compound nouns.
If you just want to say something mundane like, “I dropped my keys on the ground,” is Grund still the way to go?
Great example, no, “Grund” would sound theatrical here. “Boden” is the way to go.
I will say this is the root with English offspring with “bottom” right