Where does “beamer” come from?
beamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beamen, from English beam, from Middle English beem, from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
beamer (Dutch): A consenter, who assents to a statement; A video...
Definitions
- A consenter, who assents to a statement; A video...
Ancestry of “beamer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beamen | to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably... |
| 2 | English | beam | Any large piece of timber or iron long in... |
| 3 | Middle English | beem | A usually wooden beam or pole |
| 4 | Old English | bēam | tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 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... |