Where does “Brau” come from?

Brau (English) comes from Catalan brau, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Ancestry of “Brau”, step by step

Brau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan brau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbraubull; brave, fierce; rough, abrupt
2Vulgar Latinbravus—
3Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
4Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

via German Bräu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBräubeer
2Middle High Germanbriuwe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →