Where does “pinbeam” come from?

pinbeam (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...

pinbeam (Old English): pine tree

Definitions

  1. pine tree

Ancestry of “pinbeam”, step by step

pinbeam 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 pīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpīnpain
2Latinpīnuspine tree, fir tree
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Germanic baumazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baum
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