Where does “braak” come from?

braak (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch braken, from Dutch braak, from Middle Dutch brake — fallow land.

braak (Afrikaans): To vomit

Definitions

  1. To vomit

Ancestry of “braak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrakento vomit
2Dutchbraakfallow; The act of breaking or breaking in
3Middle Dutchbrakefallow land
Every word from Middle Dutch brake →Every word from Dutch braak →Every word from Dutch braken →