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

  1. A female hunting hound that hunts by scent

Ancestry of “brachet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrachet—
2Old Frenchbrachethunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...
3Old Occitanbrachound
4Frankishbrakko—
5Proto-Germanicbrakdog that hunts by scent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brak →Every word from Frankish brakko →
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