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Old English word brom comes from Proto-Indo-European *breme-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, and later Proto-Germanic *brēm- (Blackberry. Bramble.)
*breme- (Proto-Indo-European)
to hum, make a noise
*bʰrewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰrewe- (Proto-Indo-European)
*brēm- (Proto-Germanic)
Blackberry. Bramble.
brom (Old English)
Broom (the plant).
*bʰēr- (Proto-Indo-European)