Where does “Lilla Bommen” come from?
Lilla Bommen (Swedish) comes from Swedish bom, 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...
Ancestry of “Lilla Bommen”, step by step
Lilla Bommen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bom | barrier; miss, failure to hit; boom |
| 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 Swedish lilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lilla |