Where does “brēme” come from?

brēme (Old English) comes from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brēme (Old English): famous, glorious, noble

Definitions

  1. famous, glorious, noble

Ancestry of “brēme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbromibromine
2Frenchbromépast participle of bromer; brominated
3New LatinBromus—
4Ancient Greekβρόμοςoat; wild oat, slender oat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brēme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Ancient Greek βρόμος →