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Where does “vleesboom” come from?

vleesboom (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.

vleesboom (Dutch): beam for hanging an animal carcass to be...

Definitions

  1. beam for hanging an animal carcass to be...

Ancestry of “vleesboom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBoom—
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
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