Where does “prat” come from?

prat (English) comes from Middle English prat, from Old English prætt, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

prat (English): A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke;...

Definitions

  1. A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke;...

Ancestry of “prat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishprat—
2Old Englishprætttrick, prank, practical joke
3Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about

Words derived from “prat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuz →Every word from Old English prætt →