Where does “beamforming” come from?
Beamforming derives from English beam and English forming, where beam comes from Old English bēam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- meaning to grow or swell.
beamforming (English): A technique by which the phase and amplitude of...
Definitions
- A technique by which the phase and amplitude of...
Ancestry of “beamforming”, step by step
beamforming traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forming | present participle of form; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 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... |