Where does “brasme” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brasme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrassem—
2Frankishbrahsima—
3West Germanicbrahsmō—
4Proto-Germanicbrahsmǭbream
5Proto-Germanicbrehwanazshining, glittery, sparkly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerek-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brehwanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahsmǭ →