Where does “bōm” come from?
bōm (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bōm (Old Saxon): tree
Definitions
- tree
Ancestry of “bōm”, step by step
bōm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic baum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Western Proto-Germanic *baum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Proto-Germanic | *baum | — |