Where does “brie” come from?

brie (Manx) comes from Middle Irish braithid, from Middle Irish bráth, from Old Irish mrath, from Old Irish marnaid, from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.

brie (Manx): ask

Definitions

  1. ask

Ancestry of “brie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbraithidbetrays; espies, spies, points out, discloses;...
2Middle Irishbráthjudgment, destruction
3Old Irishmrathverbal noun of marnaid
4Old Irishmarnaidto betray; to deceive, delude
5Proto-Celtic*marnatito betray
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmerh₂-to seize, grip; to pack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *marnati →Every word from Old Irish marnaid →