Where does “Mandelbaum” come from?

Mandelbaum (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...

Mandelbaum (German): almond tree

Definitions

  1. almond tree

Ancestry of “Mandelbaum”, step by step

Mandelbaum 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 mandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmandelalmond
2Middle High Germanmandel—
3Old High Germanmandalaalmond
4Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
5Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →