Where does “bōm” come from?

bōm (Old Dutch) comes from Western Proto-Germanic *baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bōm (Old Dutch): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “bōm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Proto-Germanic*baum—
2Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “bōm”

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