Where does “ブラケット” come from?
ブラケット (Japanese) comes from English bracket, from English bragget, from Middle English bragot, from Middle Welsh bragod, from Middle Welsh brag — malt.
ブラケット (Japanese): a square bracket
Ancestry of “ブラケット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bracket | A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf;... |
| 2 | English | bragget | A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with... |
| 3 | Middle English | bragot | bragget |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | bragod | — |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | brag | malt |