Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere 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 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 Step Language Word Meaning 1 German baum tree 2 Middle High German boum tree 3 Old High German boum tree, 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...
via German Gummi Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Gummi rubber, gum; rubber band, elastic band; condom,... 2 Latin cummi Alternative form of cummis 3 Ancient Greek κόμμι gum, obtained from babul 4 Egyptian qmy anointing oil