Where does “braketra” come from?

braketra (Malagasy) comes from English bracket, from English bragget, from Middle English bragot, from Middle Welsh bragod, from Middle Welsh brag — malt.

braketra (Malagasy): brackets, parentheses

Definitions

  1. brackets, parentheses

Ancestry of “braketra”, 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 →