Where does “doornboom” come from?
doornboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
doornboom (Dutch): a tree or shrub of the genus Crataegus, e.g. a hawthorn or mayblossom
Definitions
- a tree or shrub of the genus Crataegus, e.g. a hawthorn or mayblossom
Ancestry of “doornboom”, step by step
doornboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 2 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch doorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doorn | thorn, sharp extremity of a plant; thorn or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorn | thorn; thornbush |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thorn | thorn, spine of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurnuz | thorn, briar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |