Where does “bearmhrægl” come from?

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

bearmhrægl (Old English): an apron

Definitions

  1. an apron

Ancestry of “bearmhrægl”, step by step

bearmhrægl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bearm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbearmbosom, lap; possession
2Proto-West Germanic*barmlap
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—

via Old English hræġl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhræġlgarment, dress, robe
Every word from Indo-European *bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *barm →