Where does “brème” come from?

brème (French) comes from Old French braisme, from Frankish brahsima, from West Germanic brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic brahsmǭ, from Proto-Germanic brehwanaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerek- — to shine.

brème (French): bream; eggplant, aubergine

Definitions

  1. bream; eggplant, aubergine

Ancestry of “brème”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbraisme—
2Frankishbrahsima—
3West Germanicbrahsmō—
4Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭbream
5Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine

Words derived from “brème”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brehwanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahsmǭ →