Where does “segalboum” come from?

segalboum (Old High German) comes from Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

segalboum (Old High German): mast

Definitions

  1. mast

Ancestry of “segalboum”, step by step

segalboum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German boum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanboumtree, 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 High German segal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansegalsail
2Proto-West Germanicseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →