Where does “breme” come from?

breme (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.

breme (Middle English): stormy, tempestuous, fierce

Definitions

  1. stormy, tempestuous, fierce

Ancestry of “breme”, step by step

breme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English brēme

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

via Old French breme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbreme—
2Frankishbrahsma—
3West Germanicbrahsmō—
4Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭbream
5Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine

Words derived from “breme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Ancient Greek βρόμος →