Where does “Brice” come from?

Brice (French) comes from Latin Brictius, from Gaulish Brikkos, from Proto-Celtic brikkos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “Brice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBrictius—
2GaulishBrikkos—
3Proto-Celticbrikkosspeckled, spotted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →