Where does “briwnyssagh” come from?
briwnyssagh (Manx) comes from Manx briwnys, from Old Irish breithemnas, from Old Irish brithemnas, from Old Irish brithem, from Old Irish breth, from Old Irish beirid, from Proto-Celtic bereti, from English beret — short.
briwnyssagh (Manx): judicial; decisive
Ancestry of “briwnyssagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | briwnys | judgment, verdict, decision, award |
| 2 | Old Irish | breithemnas | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | brithemnas | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | brithem | judge; brehon; jurist |
| 5 | Old Irish | breth | verbal noun of beirid: carrying, bearing;... |
| 6 | Old Irish | beirid | to carry, bring; to bear; to give |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bereti | to carry, bear; to flow |
| 8 | English | beret | A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and... |
| 9 | French | béret | beret |
| 10 | Occitan | berret | cap |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | birretum | — |
| 12 | Late Latin | birrus | a kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat |
| 13 | Gaulish | birrus | short cloak |
| 14 | Proto-Celtic | birros | short |