Where does “brâm” come from?

brâm (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brām, from Proto-West Germanic *brām, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “brâm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrāmbroom
2Proto-West Germanic*brāmblackberry, bramble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brâm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brām →