Where does “bermō” come from?

bermō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bermô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰér-mō ~ bʰr̥-mnés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bermō (Proto-West Germanic): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “bermō”, step by step

bermō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bermô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbermôyeast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰér-mō ~ bʰr̥-mnés—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Indo-European bher-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbher-to boil up; to roar, buzz; to strew, spread; fall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewe-to boil, bubble, burn

Words derived from “bermō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰér-mō ~ bʰr̥-mnés →Every word from Proto-Germanic bermô →