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
Ancestry of “barm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | barm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | barmaz | lap; bosom |
| 3 | Indo-European | *bʰer- | — |
Words derived from “barm”