Where does “bregda” come from?

bregda (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish Brega, from Spanish bregar, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

bregda (Middle Irish): Bregian, related to Bregia, the country around the Hill of Tara

Definitions

  1. Bregian, related to Bregia, the country around the Hill of Tara

Ancestry of “bregda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishBregaBregia, country around the Hill of Tara; Bregia,...
2Spanishbregarto toil, struggle; to fight; to deal with
3Gothic𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽to break; to struggle, contend
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “bregda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 →