Where does “brug” come from?

brug (Breton) comes from Middle Breton groegan, from Proto-Brythonic gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic wroikos — heather.

brug (Breton): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “brug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretongroegan—
2Proto-Brythonicgwrʉgheather
3Proto-Celticwroikosheather
Every word from Proto-Celtic wroikos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic gwrʉg →Every word from Middle Breton groegan →
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