Where does “brakheid” come from?

brakheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch brak, from Middle Dutch brac.

brakheid (Dutch): brackishness

Definitions

  1. brackishness

Ancestry of “brakheid”, step by step

brakheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrakbrackish; bad; hung over
2Middle Dutchbrac

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Middle Dutch bracEvery word from Dutch brak