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

  1. Any of many closely related thorny plants in the...

Ancestry of “bramble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbrembelA thorny shrub or prickly plant, especially
2Old EnglishbræmbelAlternative form of brǣmel
3Proto-West Germanic*brāmilblackberry, bramble

Words derived from “bramble

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brāmil