Where does “braie” come from?
braie (Middle English) comes from Old French braire, from Vulgar Latin bragio, from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
Ancestry of “braie”, step by step
braie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French braire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | braire | to bray; to cry out; to shout out |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bragio | I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep |
| 3 | Gaulish | bragu | — |
| 4 | Welsh | -u | impression, imprint |
| 5 | Middle Welsh | -u | — |
| 6 | Proto-Brythonic | -oβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic... |
via Old French brai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | brai | — |