English

Walbom

Walbom comes from German Walbaum.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of Wal ‘walnut’ + Baum ‘tree’

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos ‘sheatfish’

Proto-Germanic *hwalaz

Proto-West Germanic *hwal ‘whale’

Old High German wal ‘whale’

Middle High German wal ‘a whale’

German Wal ‘walnut’

Proto-Germanic *baumaz ‘West Germanic form of *bagmaz’

Proto-West Germanic *baum ‘tree’

Old High German boum ‘tree’

Middle High German boum ‘tree’

German Baum ‘tree’

Every English word from German Walbaum

name A surname from German

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.