Where does “barm” come from?

barm (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish barmber, from Old Norse baðmr, from Proto-Germanic bagmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

barm (Swedish): bosom

Definitions

  1. bosom

Ancestry of “barm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbarmber—
2Old Norsebaðmrbosom
3Proto-Germanicbagmaztree; beam, balk
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bagmaz →Every word from Old Norse baðmr →