Where does “Lindenbaum” come from?

Lindenbaum (German) comes from German Linde, from Middle High German linde, from Old High German linta, from Karelian lindu, from Proto-Germanic lindō, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

Lindenbaum (German): lime, linden tree

Definitions

  1. lime, linden tree

Ancestry of “Lindenbaum”, step by step

Lindenbaum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Linde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLindelinden, lime tree
2Middle High Germanlinde—
3Old High Germanlintalinden
4Karelianlindubird
5Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lindō →Every word from Karelian lindu →
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