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Where does “bricseszek” come from?

bricseszek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bricsesz, from English breeches, from Middle English breches, from Old English brēċ, from Proto-Germanic brōkiz, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg- — to shine, shimmer.

bricseszek (Hungarian): nominative plural of bricsesz

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of bricsesz

Ancestry of “bricseszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbricseszjodhpurs; breeches
2Englishbreechesplural of breech; API pl; A garment worn by men,...
3Middle Englishbreches—
4Old Englishbrēċbreeches
5Proto-Germanicbrōkiz—
6Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
7Proto-Germanicbrāks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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