Where does “brem” come from?

brem (Middle English) comes from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “brem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrēmefamous, glorious, noble
2Finnishbromibromine
3Frenchbromépast participle of bromer; brominated
4New LatinBromus—
5Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →