Where does “dēsem” come from?

dēsem (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon desamo, from Old Saxon *besamo, from Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

Ancestry of “dēsem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxondesamo—
2Old Saxon*besamo—
3Latinbisamum—
4Hebrewבושםperfume
5Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “dēsem”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Latin bisamum →