Where does “spekboom” come from?
spekboom (English) comes from Afrikaans boom, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
spekboom (English): A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder
Definitions
- A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder
Ancestry of “spekboom”, step by step
spekboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | boom | tree |
| 2 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 3 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 6 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |