Where does “brimme” come from?

brimme (Middle English) comes from Middle English brim, from Old English brim, from Proto-Germanic brimą, from Proto-Germanic bremaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brimme (Middle English): margin, edge of a river, lake, or sea

Definitions

  1. margin, edge of a river, lake, or sea

Ancestry of “brimme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrimsea, ocean, surf, shore
2Old Englishbrimthe edge of the sea or a body of water; surf; the...
3Proto-Germanicbrimąsurf, the sea
4Proto-Germanicbremanąto roar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bremaną →