Where does “berm” come from?

berm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch baerm, from Old Dutch barm, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

berm (Dutch): berm, verge, tree lawn, roadside

Definitions

  1. berm, verge, tree lawn, roadside

Ancestry of “berm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbaerm—
2Old Dutchbarm—
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

Words derived from “berm”

Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Old Dutch barm →