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Where does “brocc” come from?

brocc (Middle Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

brocc (Middle Irish): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “brocc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ—
2Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

Words derived from “brocc”

  • brocach
  • brocais
  • broc
  • brocair
  • brocaireachd
  • broc
  • broc-lann
  • broc
  • broclas
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