Where does “pracht” come from?

pracht (Dutch) comes from Middle High German praht, from Middle High German braht, from Old High German braht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

pracht (Dutch): splendor (US), splendour (UK)

Definitions

  1. splendor (US), splendour (UK)

Ancestry of “pracht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpraht—
2Middle High Germanbraht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “pracht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →