Where does “bēam” come from?

bēam (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

bēam (Old English): tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...

Definitions

  1. tree, cross, gallows, column, pillar, wood, beam,...

Ancestry of “bēam”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bēam”

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