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
Ancestry of “bearm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *barm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | barmaz | lap; bosom |
| 3 | Indo-European | *bʰer- | — |
Words derived from “bearm”