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Where does “fo-vreeçhyn” come from?

fo-vreeçhyn (Manx) comes from Manx breeçhyn, from English breeches, from Middle English breches, from Old English brēċ, from Proto-Germanic brōkiz, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg- — to shine, shimmer.

fo-vreeçhyn (Manx): underpants, knickers

Definitions

  1. underpants, knickers

Ancestry of “fo-vreeçhyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbreeçhyntrousers, pants, breeches
2Englishbreechesplural of breech; API pl; A garment worn by men,...
3Middle Englishbreches—
4Old Englishbrēċbreeches
5Proto-Germanicbrōkiz—
6Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
7Proto-Germanicbrāks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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