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