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Where does “braise” come from?

braise (Irish) comes from Irish bras, from Proto-Celtic brassos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷred-.

braise (Irish): brashness, flippancy; inflection of bras : ##...

Definitions

  1. brashness, flippancy; inflection of bras : ##...

Ancestry of “braise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbrasgreat, strong; swift; Alternative form of prás
2Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷred- →