Where does “Mammongbaam” come from?
Mammongbaam (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Baam, from Central Franconian Boom, 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...
Mammongbaam (Hunsrik): papaya tree (Carica papaya)
Definitions
- papaya tree (Carica papaya)
Ancestry of “Mammongbaam”, step by step
Mammongbaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hunsrik Baam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunsrik | Baam | tree |
| 2 | Central Franconian | Boom | tree |
| 3 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 4 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |