Where does “Duftbaum” come from?

Duftbaum (German) comes from German baum, from Middle High German boum, from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Duftbaum (German): tree-shaped air freshener; little tree

Definitions

  1. tree-shaped air freshener; little tree

Ancestry of “Duftbaum”, step by step

Duftbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via German duft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanduftaroma, fragrance
2Middle High Germantuftfog
3Old High Germanthuft—

Words derived from “Duftbaum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →