Where does “abram” come from?

abram (English) comes from English auburn, from Middle English aubourne, from Old French auborne, from Medieval Latin alburnus, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

abram (English): auburn

Definitions

  1. auburn

Ancestry of “abram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauburnA dark reddish-brown colour, often used to...
2Middle Englishaubourne—
3Old Frenchauborne—
4Medieval Latinalburnuswhitish
5LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
6Proto-Italicalβoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →