Where does “bam” come from?

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

bam (Old Saxon): Alternative form of bom

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bom

Ancestry of “bam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbomtree
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →
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