Where does “braken” come from?

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

braken (Dutch): to vomit

Definitions

  1. to vomit

Ancestry of “braken”, step by step

braken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch braak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbraakfallow; The act of breaking or breaking in
2Middle Dutchbrakefallow land

via Middle Dutch braken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbraken—

Words derived from “braken”

Every word from Middle Dutch brake →
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