Where does “bearm” come from?

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

bearm (Middle English): Alternative form of barm

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of barm

Ancestry of “bearm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbarmThe lap; chest, torso, abdomen; belly, stomach
2Old Englishbearmbosom, lap; possession
3Proto-West Germanic*barmlap
4Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
5Indo-European*bʰer-—
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *barm →