Where does “brachet” come from?
brachet (English) comes from Middle English brachet, from Old French brachet, from Old Occitan brac, from Frankish brakko, from Proto-Germanic brak, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
brachet (English): A female hunting hound that hunts by scent
Definitions
- A female hunting hound that hunts by scent
Ancestry of “brachet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brachet | — |
| 2 | Old French | brachet | hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | brac | hound |
| 4 | Frankish | brakko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brak | dog that hunts by scent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |