Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “brav” come from? brav (German) comes from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
brav (German): excellent; honest, upright; good, well-behaved
Definitions excellent; honest, upright; good, well-behaved Ancestry of “brav”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 French brave brave; honest; hero 2 Italian bravo good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... 3 Vulgar Latin bravus — 4 Latin barbarus foreign; savage; uncivilized 5 Ancient Greek βάρβαρος non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... 6 Proto-Indo-European balb- —
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