Etymology

beme

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Today it means: A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare. Full definition →

Middle English beme ← Old English bēme ← Proto-West Germanic *baumijā
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*baumaz“tree, lumber, beam, wood”
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*baumijā“wooden instrument or utensil”
  3. Old English · derived frombēme
  4. Middle English · borrowed frombeme
  5. English todaybeme

Borrowed from Middle English beme, from Old English bēme, bȳme, bīeme (“wooden trumpet; tablet, billet”), from Proto-West Germanic *baumijā (“wooden instrument or utensil”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz (“tree, lumber, beam, wood”). Related to beam.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*baumaz all →

beam

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