Where does “brats” come from?

brats (English) comes from English brat, from Scots bratchet, from Old French brachet, from Old Occitan brac, from Frankish brakko, from Proto-Germanic brak, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

brats (English): plural of brat

Definitions

  1. plural of brat

Ancestry of “brats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbratA child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly,...
2Scotsbratchetbitch, hound
3Old Frenchbrachethunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...
4Old Occitanbrachound
5Frankishbrakko—
6Proto-Germanicbrakdog that hunts by scent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →
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