Words that come from Proto-Germanic “brēm-”

64 words across 26 languages descend from Proto-Germanic brēm- — including Brandon, broom, Bromley, bramble, broomstick, brambly, broomcorn, broomsedge.

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English (20)

Old English (8)

Middle English (7)

French (4)

Dutch (2)

Spanish (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Chinook Jargon (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Frankish (1)

Esperanto (1)

Ido (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Turkish (1)

Latin (1)

Greek (1)

German Low German (1)

Cebuano (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Norman (1)

Old French (1)

West Uvean (1)

Portuguese (1)

Middle Low German (1)