Where does “Montbray” come from?

Montbray (Norman French) comes from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti, from Portuguese Monte, from Old Portuguese monte.

Ancestry of “Montbray”, step by step

Montbray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mont

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	mont	mountain; Alternative form of monde
2	Latin	montem	accusative singular of mōns; mountain
3	Latin	mons	mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great...
4	Proto-Indo-European	monti	—
5	Portuguese	Monte	mount; a mountain or large hill
6	Old Portuguese	monte	—

via Old French brai

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	brai	—
2	Vulgar Latin	bragio	I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep
3	Gaulish	bragu	—
4	Welsh	-u	impression, imprint
5	Middle Welsh	-u	—
6	Proto-Brythonic	-oβ̃	Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Every word from Old Portuguese monte →