Where does “beamformer” come from?
beamformer (English) comes from English former, from Middle English former, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
beamformer (English): The device used to accomplish beamforming
Definitions
- The device used to accomplish beamforming
Ancestry of “beamformer”, step by step
beamformer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English former
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | former | Previous; First of aforementioned two items. Used... |
| 2 | Middle English | former | — |
| 3 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 4 | Old English | forma | first |
| 5 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English beam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beam | Any large piece of timber or iron long in... |
| 2 | Middle English | beem | A usually wooden beam or pole |
| 3 | Old English | bēam | tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 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... |