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Where does “frambrouaise” come from?

frambrouaise (Norman) comes from Old French framboise, from Frankish brāmbasja, from Proto-Germanic brēm-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

frambrouaise (Norman): raspberry

Definitions

  1. raspberry

Ancestry of “frambrouaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchframboiseraspberry
2Frankishbrāmbasjablackberry, bramble
3Proto-Germanicbrēm-blackberry, bramble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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