Where does “vaarboom” come from?

vaarboom (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.

vaarboom (Dutch): punting pole

Definitions

  1. punting pole

Ancestry of “vaarboom”, step by step

vaarboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Boom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBooma Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp
2Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
3Middle Dutchbodem
4Old Dutch*bodom
5Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
6Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Dutch varen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvarenTo sail; to go by boat; to navigate; To ascend or...
2Middle Dutchvārento go, to fare, to travel
3Old Dutchfaranto go, sail
4Proto-Germanicfaran
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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