Where does “bræv” come from?

bræv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bréf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

bræv (Faroese): letter, written message; contract, treaty,...

Definitions

  1. letter, written message; contract, treaty,...

Ancestry of “bræv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebréf—
2Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “bræv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →