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Where does “braire” come from?

braire (French) comes from Vulgar Latin bragio, from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

braire (French): bray; to shout; to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. bray; to shout; to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “braire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinbragioI bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep
2Gaulishbragu—
3Welsh-uimpression, imprint
4Middle Welsh-u—
5Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Words derived from “braire”

  • brawl
  • brawling
  • brawler
  • brawly
  • brawlingly
  • brawleth
  • beanbrawl
  • brawlest
  • outbrawl
  • braillard
  • braillement
  • braille
  • braiment
  • brailler
  • Braille
  • braille
  • brallen
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