Where does “brastereth” come from?

brastereth (Cornish) comes from Welsh braster, from Cornish bras, from Welsh bras, from Proto-Celtic brassos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷred-.

brastereth (Cornish): majesty

Definitions

  1. majesty

Ancestry of “brastereth”, step by step

brastereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh braster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbrasterfat
2Cornishbrasbig, great
3Welshbraslarge, thick, fat
4Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—

via Cornish eth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishetheight; scents
2Proto-Brythonicüiθeight
3Proto-Celticoxtūeight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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