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Where does “besmo” come from?

besmo (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic besmō, from Proto-Germanic besmô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰes- — wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind.

Ancestry of “besmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbesmōbranch, rod; broom
2Proto-Germanicbesmô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind

Words derived from “besmo”

  • bēseme
  • bēsem
  • Bessem
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