Where does “barm” come from?

barm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse baðmr, from Proto-Germanic bagmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

barm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bosom

Definitions

  1. a bosom

Ancestry of “barm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaðmrbosom
2Proto-Germanicbagmaztree; beam, balk
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bagmaz →Every word from Old Norse baðmr →