Where does “brey” come from?
brey (Manx) comes from Old Irish breth, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus — short.
brey (Manx): verbal noun of behr; bearing
Definitions
- verbal noun of behr; bearing
Ancestry of “brey”, step by step
brey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish breth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | breth | verbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 4 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 5 | French | béret | beret |
| 6 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 9 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |
via Proto-Mon-Khmer briiʔ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | briiʔ | sky; rain; forest |