Where does “brisket” come from?
Brisket comes from Middle English brusket, of unknown ultimate origin.
brisket (English): The chest of an animal; A cut of meat taken from...
Definitions
- The chest of an animal; A cut of meat taken from...
Ancestry of “brisket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bridget | An Irish housemaid |
| 2 | Irish | Brighid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | Brigit | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | brigantī | something high or elevated; an exalted person |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérǵʰonts | high |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |