Where does “Bam” come from?
Bam (Luxembourgish) comes 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...
Bam (Luxembourgish): tree
Ancestry of “Bam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |