Where does “Boomeelj” come from?
Boomeelj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Boom, from Middle Low German bôm, from Old Saxon bōm, from Proto-West Germanic baum, from Proto-Germanic baumaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Boomeelj (Plautdietsch): olive oil
Definitions
- olive oil
Ancestry of “Boomeelj”, step by step
Boomeelj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Boom | tree |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bôm | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bōm | tree |
| 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 Plautdietsch Eelj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Eelj | oil |