Where does “abracht” come from?
abracht (Irish) comes from Irish abar, from Proto-Celtic adberos, from Proto-Celtic beros, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum — short.
abracht (Irish): boggy place
Ancestry of “abracht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | abar | boggy ground, morass |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | adberos | mouth, confluence |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | beros | bearer, carrier; flow |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 5 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 6 | French | béret | beret |
| 7 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 9 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 10 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |