Where does “boom” come from?
boom (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bôom, 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...
boom (Dutch): tree; any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden...
Definitions
- tree; any solid, pole-shaped, usually wooden...
Ancestry of “boom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bôom | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bōm | — |
| 3 | Western Proto-Germanic | *baum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
Words derived from “boom”