Etymology

goybeam

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Today it means: A fictional directed-energy weapon, supposed to be deployed by Israel and the United States against non-Jews (goyim). Full definition →

English beam ← Middle English bem ← Old English bēam
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewגּוֹי (goi)
  2. Yiddishגוי (goy)
  3. Englishgoy
  4. Proto-Germanic*bagmaz?
  5. Proto-West Germanic*baum
  6. Old Englishbēam
  7. Middle Englishbem
  8. Englishbeam
  9. English todaygoybeam

From goy + beam.

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