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Where does “briet” come from?

briet (Dutch) comes from Hebrew בְּרִית — covenant; alliance.

briet (Dutch): bris, Jewish circumcision ceremony

Definitions

  1. bris, Jewish circumcision ceremony

Ancestry of “briet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּרִיתcovenant; alliance
Every word from Hebrew בְּרִית →