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Where does “braceth” come from?

braceth (English) comes from English brace, from Middle English brace, from Old French brace, from Latin bracchia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.

braceth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “braceth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbraceArmor for the arm; vambrace; A measurement of...
2Middle EnglishbraceVambrace; armour which protects the arm; A cord...
3Old Frenchbracearm
4Latinbracchianominative plural of bracchium; accusative plural...
5Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
6Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
7Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →