Where does “Oliewenboom” come from?

Oliewenboom (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...

Oliewenboom (Plautdietsch): olive tree

Definitions

  1. olive tree

Ancestry of “Oliewenboom”, step by step

Oliewenboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Boom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBoomtree
2Middle Low Germanbôm—
3Old Saxonbōmtree
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via Plautdietsch Oliew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschOliewolive
2LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
3Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
4Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baumaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baum →