Where does “barm” come from?

barm (Danish) comes from Old Norse barmr, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

barm (Danish): bosom; a corner of a sail

Definitions

  1. bosom; a corner of a sail

Ancestry of “barm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebarmrrim
2Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
3Indo-European*bʰer-—
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Old Norse barmr →