Where does “bráth” come from?
bráth (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish mrath, from Old Irish marnaid, from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.
bráth (Middle Irish): judgment, destruction
Ancestry of “bráth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mrath | verbal noun of marnaid |
| 2 | Old Irish | marnaid | to betray; to deceive, delude |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *marnati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | merh₂- | to seize, grip; to pack |
Words derived from “bráth”