Where does “brame” come from?
brame (Middle English) comes from Old French brame, from Frankish *brammjan, from Proto-Germanic bramjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “brame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | brame | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *brammjan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bramjaną | to bellow, roar; to roar; bellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “brame”