Where does “beem” come from?

beem (Middle English) comes from Old English bēam, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

beem (Middle English): A usually wooden beam or pole

Definitions

  1. A usually wooden beam or pole

Ancestry of “beem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēamtree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...
2Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
3Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “beem”

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