Where does “būom” come from?

būom (Livonian) comes from Middle Low German bôm, from Old Saxon bōm, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

būom (Livonian): boom, beam

Definitions

  1. boom, beam

Ancestry of “būom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbôm—
2Old Saxonbōmtree
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →