Where does “bramble” come from?
Bramble comes from Middle English brembel, from Old English bræmbel and brǣmel, from Proto-Germanic brēmila-, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰer-.
bramble (English): Any of many closely related thorny plants in the...
Definitions
- Any of many closely related thorny plants in the...
Ancestry of “bramble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brembel | — |
| 2 | Old English | bræmbel | Alternative form of brǣmel |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *brāmil | — |
Words derived from “bramble”