Where does “beamtelg” come from?

beamtelg (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...

beamtelg (Old English): ink; oak products, especially oak-gall, which were used in the creation of ink

Definitions

  1. ink; oak products, especially oak-gall, which were used in the creation of ink

Ancestry of “beamtelg”, step by step

beamtelg 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 telg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtelgdye
2Proto-West Germanic*talg—
3Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →