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Where does “braisme” come from?

braisme (Old French) comes from Frankish brahsima, from West Germanic brahsmō, from Proto-Germanic brahsmǭ, from Proto-Germanic brehwanaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerek- — to shine.

Ancestry of “braisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrahsima—
2West Germanicbrahsmō—
3Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭ—
4Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine

Words derived from “braisme”

  • bream
  • breme
  • breamlike
  • brème
  • breme
  • brême
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