Where does “baum” come from?

baum (German) comes 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...

baum (German): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “baum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanboumtree
2Old High Germanboumtree, beam
3Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
4Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “baum”

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