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Where does “bracken” come from?

Bracken comes from Middle English braken, of uncertain origin and meaning.

bracken (English): Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus...

Ancestry of “bracken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbraken—

Words derived from “bracken”

  • brake
  • brakeman
  • handbrake
  • canebrake
  • brakesman
  • airbrake
  • brakeless
  • aerobrake
  • brackeny
  • parbreak
  • parabrake
  • brakemaker
  • brakewoman
  • Matagorda County
  • lithobrake
  • lithobraking
  • unbrake
  • brakeforce
  • overbrake
  • brake line
  • e-brake
  • 브레이크
  • เบรก
  • ဘရိတ်
Every word from Middle English braken →