Where does “prat” come from?

prat (Middle English) comes from Old English prætt, from Proto-Germanic prattuz, from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- — to wander about.

Ancestry of “prat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishprætttrick, prank, practical joke
2Proto-Germanicprattuzboastful talk; deceit, trickery, stratagem, list,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbrodnó-to wander about

Words derived from “prat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European brodnó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic prattuz →Every word from Old English prætt →