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

  1. Alternative form of brewe

Ancestry of “bree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbreweAlternative form of brewen; An eyebrow; the hair...
2Old Englishbrūan eyelash
3West Germanic*brāwu—
4Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūwō →Every word from West Germanic *brāwu →