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Where does “brême” come from?

brême (Norman) comes from Old French braisme, from Frankish brahsima, from West Germanic brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic brahsmǭ, from Proto-Germanic brehwanaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerek- — to shine.

brême (Norman): common bream; red sea bream, blackspot sea bream;...

Definitions

  1. common bream; red sea bream, blackspot sea bream;...

Ancestry of “brême”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbraisme—
2Frankishbrahsima—
3West Germanicbrahsmō—
4Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭ—
5Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine
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