Where does “appelboomgaard” come from?
appelboomgaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch boomgaard, from Middle Dutch boomgaert, from Old Dutch bōmgardo, from Old Dutch bōm, from Western Proto-Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
appelboomgaard (Dutch): apple orchard
Definitions
- apple orchard
Ancestry of “appelboomgaard”, step by step
appelboomgaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boomgaard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boomgaard | orchard |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boomgaert | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bōmgardo | orchard |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bōm | tree |
| 5 | Western Proto-Germanic | *baum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |