Where does “frambo” come from?
frambo (Ido) comes from Esperanto frambo, from French framboise, from Old French framboise, from Frankish brāmbasja, from Proto-Germanic brēm-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
frambo (Ido): raspberry
Ancestry of “frambo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | frambo | raspberry |
| 2 | French | framboise | raspberry |
| 3 | Old French | framboise | raspberry |
| 4 | Frankish | brāmbasja | blackberry, bramble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brēm- | blackberry, bramble |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |