Where does “brām” come from?

brām (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic brēm-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “brām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrēm-blackberry, bramble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brām”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēm- →