Where does “brombeier” come from?

brombeier (West Flemish) comes from West Flemish beier, from Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch bero, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brombeier (West Flemish): blackberry

Definitions

  1. blackberry

Ancestry of “brombeier”, step by step

brombeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Flemish beier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishbeierberry
2Middle Dutchbērebear
3Old Dutchbero—
4Proto-West Germanicberōbear
5Proto-Germanicberôbear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via West Flemish brom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Flemishbrom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →
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