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Where does “*brām” come from?

*brām (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “*brām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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