Bramblet
/ˈbræm.blət/noun
A small bramble or blackberry-bearing thorny shrub.
Did you know?Bramblet is formed from bramble plus the diminutive suffix -et, a pattern historically used in English to denote something smaller or more delicate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-West Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*bramōn
“A thorny or prickly plant; the reconstructed source of later bramble words.”
Old English
Old English
brǣmbel
“A bramble or blackberry bush.”
Middle English
Middle English
brembel
“A prickly shrub, especially one producing blackberries.”
Late Middle English
English
bramblet
“A small bramble, formed with the diminutive suffix -et.”
Modern English
English
bramblet
“A rare or dialectal term for a small bramble.”