Where does “acbeam” come from?

acbeam (Old 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...

acbeam (Old English): oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak tree

Ancestry of “acbeam”, step by step

acbeam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bēam

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...

via Old English āc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
2Proto-West Germanicakbut
3Proto-Germanicakbut, however
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →