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

Definitions

  1. a square bracket

Ancestry of “ブラケット”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbracketA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf;...
2EnglishbraggetA liquor made of fermented ale and honey with...
3Middle Englishbragotbragget
4Middle Welshbragod—
5Middle Welshbragmalt
Every word from Middle Welsh brag →Every word from Middle Welsh bragod →Every word from Middle English bragot →