Where does “boum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “boum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →