Where does “braht” come from?

braht (Middle High German) comes from Old High German braht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “braht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrahtnoice
2Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “braht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →