Where does “braser” come from?

braser (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

braser (Cornish): conspirator, plotter

Definitions

  1. conspirator, plotter

Ancestry of “braser”, step by step

braser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish bras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrasbig, great
2Welshbraslarge, thick, fat
3Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—

Words derived from “braser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →