Where does “bôom” come from?
bôom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bōm, from Western Proto-Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Ancestry of “bôom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | bōm | — |
| 2 | Western Proto-Germanic | *baum | — |
| 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... |
Words derived from “bôom”