Where does “prachtvoll” come from?

prachtvoll (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.

prachtvoll (German): resplendent, gorgeous

Definitions

  1. resplendent, gorgeous

Ancestry of “prachtvoll”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →