Where does “βρόμος” come from?

βρόμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

βρόμος (Ancient Greek): oat; wild oat, slender oat

Definitions

  1. oat; wild oat, slender oat

Ancestry of “βρόμος”, step by step

βρόμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Ancient Greek βρέμω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekβρέμωI roar; I clash; I shout, I rage
2Proto-Indo-European*bʰrémetito hum, rumble

Words derived from “βρόμος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →