Where does “brath” come from?

brath (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bráth, from Old Irish mrath, from Old Irish marnaid, from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.

brath (Irish): verbal noun of braith; perception, feeling,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of braith; perception, feeling,...

Ancestry of “brath”, step by step

brath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish bráth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbráthjudgment, destruction
2Old Irishmrathverbal noun of marnaid
3Old Irishmarnaidto betray; to deceive, delude
4Proto-Celtic*marnatito betray
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmerh₂-to seize, grip; to pack

via Proto-Celtic brātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrātusjudgement
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷérHtus—

Words derived from “brath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *marnati →Every word from Old Irish marnaid →