Where does “brev” come from?

brev (Danish) comes from Old Danish bref, from Old Frisian brēf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

brev (Danish): letter; note; epistle

Definitions

  1. letter; note; epistle

Ancestry of “brev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbref—
2Old Frisianbrēf—
3Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brev”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →
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