Where does “bom” come from?

bom (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German bôm, from Old Saxon bōm, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bom (Norwegian Nynorsk): a boom; a barrier; a beam

Definitions

  1. a boom; a barrier; a beam

Ancestry of “bom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbôm—
2Old Saxonbōmtree
3Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
4Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →