Where does “hochbeamen” come from?

hochbeamen (German) comes from German beamen, from English beam, from Middle English beem, from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

hochbeamen (German): to beam up

Definitions

  1. to beam up

Ancestry of “hochbeamen”, step by step

hochbeamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German beamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeamento beam; to project with a video projector
2EnglishbeamAny large piece of timber or iron long in...
3Middle EnglishbeemA usually wooden beam or pole
4Old Englishbēamtree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...
5Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
6Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic baumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baum