Where does “ficbeam” come from?

ficbeam (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...

ficbeam (Old English): fig tree

Definitions

  1. fig tree

Ancestry of “ficbeam”, step by step

ficbeam 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 fīc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīcfig, fig-tree, fig-disease, venereal ulcer,...
2Proto-Germanicfīkaz—
3Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
4Phoenician??Ripe fig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →