Where does “Olivebam” come from?
Olivebam (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Bam, 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...
Olivebam (Luxembourgish): olive tree
Definitions
- olive tree
Ancestry of “Olivebam”, step by step
Olivebam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Bam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Bam | tree |
| 2 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Luxembourgish oliv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | oliv | olive fruit |