besamo

Old High German

Alternative forms

• besemo, besmo, pesamo

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *besmō (“branch, rod, broom”), whence also Old English besema. More at besom.

Noun

besamo m

1. broom

Descendants

• Middle High German: bëseme, bësme
  • German: Besen
  • Luxembourgish: Biesem
  • Yiddish: בעזעם (bezem)