Where does “obramować” come from?
obramować (Polish) comes from Middle High German brëmen, from Middle English brem, from Old English brēme, from Finnish bromi, from French bromé, from New Latin Bromus, from Ancient Greek βρόμος, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- — to bear, carry.
obramować (Polish): to frame, to border
Definitions
- to frame, to border
Ancestry of “obramować”, step by step
obramować traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German brëmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brëmen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | brem | — |
| 3 | Old English | brēme | famous, glorious, noble |
| 4 | Finnish | bromi | bromine |
| 5 | French | bromé | past participle of bromer; brominated |
| 6 | New Latin | Bromus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βρόμος | oat; wild oat, slender oat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Polish brama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | brama | gate |
| 2 | Old Czech | brána | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | borna | harrow; guarded entrance, protection, barrier,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰorh₃neh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerh₃- | to hit with a sharp instrument |