Where does “bree” come from?
bree (Middle English) comes from Middle English brewe, from Old English brū, from West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.
bree (Middle English): Alternative form of brewe
Definitions
- Alternative form of brewe
Ancestry of “bree”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | brewe | Alternative form of brewen; An eyebrow; the hair... |
| 2 | Old English | brū | — |
| 3 | West Germanic | *brāwu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūwō | eyebrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃bʰrúHs | eyebrow |