Where does “Obstbaum” come from?

Obstbaum (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...

Obstbaum (German): fruit tree

Definitions

  1. fruit tree

Ancestry of “Obstbaum”, step by step

Obstbaum 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 Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez—
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet—
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food

Words derived from “Obstbaum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →