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Where does “barm” come from?

barm (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch barm, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

barm (Middle Dutch): berm; barm

Definitions

  1. berm; barm

Ancestry of “barm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbarm—
2Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
3Indo-European*bʰer-—

Words derived from “barm”

  • berm
  • berme
  • berma
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →