From Middle English brem, breme, from Old English brēme ("famous, glorious, noble"), from Proto-Germanic *brōmiz ("famous"). Cognate with Latin fremō ("I murmur; I roar"), Ancient Greek βρέμω ("I roar"), Polish brzmieć ("to be heard").
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