Where does “Prachtweib” come from?

Prachtweib (German) comes from German pracht, from Middle High German braht, from Old High German braht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Prachtweib (German): beautiful woman

Definitions

  1. beautiful woman

Ancestry of “Prachtweib”, step by step

Prachtweib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprachtsplendor, resplendence, magnificence, pomp
2Middle High Germanbraht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via German weib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweibwoman, broad
2Middle High Germanwīpwoman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →