Where does “brae” come from?

Brae comes from Middle English bra, from Old Norse brá, from Proto-Germanic brēwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs.

brae (English): The sloping bank of a river valley; Any hillside...

Definitions

  1. The sloping bank of a river valley; Any hillside...

Ancestry of “brae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbro—
2Old Norsebráeyelash
3Proto-Germanicbrēwōeyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “brae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēwō →Every word from Old Norse brá →