Where does “Stammbam” come from?
Stammbam (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...
Stammbam (Luxembourgish): family tree
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Ancestry of “Stammbam”, step by step
Stammbam 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 Stamm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Stamm | stem (of a plant), trunk (of a tree) |