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

Definitions

  1. broom; to sweep

Ancestry of “brum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroomA domestic utensil with fibers bound together at...
2Middle EnglishbromBroom shrub of the family
3Old Englishbrōmbrushwood; broom; broom shrub
4Proto-West Germanic*brāmblackberry, bramble
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brām →
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