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
Ancestry of “bearm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | barm | The lap; chest, torso, abdomen; belly, stomach |
| 2 | Old English | bearm | bosom, lap; possession |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *barm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | barmaz | lap; bosom |
| 5 | Indo-European | *bʰer- | — |
Words derived from “bearm”