Where does “brum” come from?
brum (Tok Pisin) comes from English broom, from Middle English brom, from Old English brōm, from Proto-West Germanic *brām, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
brum (Tok Pisin): broom; to sweep
Ancestry of “brum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | broom | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at... |
| 2 | Middle English | brom | — |
| 3 | Old English | brōm | brushwood; broom; broom shrub |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *brām | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |