Where does “bismer” come from?

bismer (Cornish) comes from Old English bismer, from Proto-Germanic smarōną — to mock; scoff at; deride.

bismer (Cornish): scandal

Definitions

  1. scandal

Ancestry of “bismer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbismermockery
2Proto-Germanicsmarōnąto mock; scoff at; deride

Words derived from “bismer”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smarōną →