Where does “bearm” come from?

bearm (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *barm, from Proto-Germanic barmaz, from Indo-European *bʰer-.

bearm (Old English): bosom, lap; possession

Definitions

  1. bosom, lap; possession

Ancestry of “bearm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*barmlap
2Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
3Indo-European*bʰer-—

Words derived from “bearm”

Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *barm →