Where does “outbray” come from?
outbray (English) comes from English bray, from Middle English brayen, from Old French braire, from Vulgar Latin bragio, from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
outbray (English): To exceed in braying; To emit with great noise
Definitions
- To exceed in braying; To emit with great noise
Ancestry of “outbray”, step by step
outbray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bray | Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry |
| 2 | Middle English | brayen | To cry out in alarm or sorrow |
| 3 | Old French | braire | to bray; to cry out; to shout out |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bragio | I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep |
| 5 | Gaulish | bragu | — |
| 6 | Welsh | -u | impression, imprint |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -u | — |
| 8 | Proto-Brythonic | -oβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic... |