Where does “brēmel” come from?

brēmel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brēmila-, from Proto-Germanic brēm-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “brēmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrēmila-blackberry; bramble
2Proto-Germanicbrēm-blackberry, bramble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēm- →
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