The story
- Old English · derived frombrōm“broom”
- English todayBrimley
From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Bromley.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrōm all →
broomBromleyBramptonBroomfieldBromwichBromptonBramleyBramhallBromwellBrimhallBramallBromhamBramhamBrummellBramelBramhillBromlow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.