Where does “Pruecht” come from?

Pruecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German praht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Pruecht (Luxembourgish): splendour

Definitions

  1. splendour

Ancestry of “Pruecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpraht—
2Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →