Where does “ניטלבוים” come from?

ניטלבוים (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ניטל, from Latin nātālis, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ניטלבוים (Yiddish): Christmas tree

Definitions

  1. Christmas tree

Ancestry of “ניטלבוים”, step by step

ניטלבוים traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ניטל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishניטלChristmas
2Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Yiddish בוים

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבויםtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →