Where does “brim” come from?
Brim comes from Old English brim, from Frankish brahsima, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-, a root meaning to carry or bear.
brim (English): The sea; ocean; water; flood; An edge or border;...
Definitions
- The sea; ocean; water; flood; An edge or border;...
Ancestry of “brim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brimmen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | brem | — |
| 3 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 4 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 5 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 6 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “brim”