Where does “Gummibaum” come from?

Gummibaum (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...

Gummibaum (German): rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, Ficus...

Definitions

  1. rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, Ficus...

Ancestry of “Gummibaum”, step by step

Gummibaum 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 Gummi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGummirubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,...
2LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic baumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baum