Where does “bismerus” come from?

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

bismerus (Cornish): infamous

Definitions

  1. infamous

Ancestry of “bismerus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbismerscandal
2Old Englishbismermockery
3Proto-Germanicsmarōnąto mock; scoff at; deride
Every word from Proto-Germanic smarōną →