Where does “Grischtbaam” come from?
Grischtbaam (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Baam, from Middle High German boum, 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...
Grischtbaam (Pennsylvania German): Christmas tree
Definitions
- Christmas tree
Ancestry of “Grischtbaam”, step by step
Grischtbaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pennsylvania German Baam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Baam | tree |
| 2 | Middle High German | boum | tree |
| 3 | Old High German | boum | tree, beam |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baum | tree; beam |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baumaz | Alternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Pennsylvania German Grischt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Grischt | Christ |