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Where does “beorma” come from?

beorma (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bermō, from Proto-Germanic bermô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰér-mō ~ bʰr̥-mnés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

beorma (Old English): yeast, leaven; the foam or head of a beer,...

Definitions

  1. yeast, leaven; the foam or head of a beer,...

Ancestry of “beorma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbermōyeast
2Proto-Germanicbermôyeast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰér-mō ~ bʰr̥-mnés—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “beorma”

  • barm
  • barmcake
  • berm
  • berme
  • barme
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