Where does “bräif” come from?

bräif (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brēf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

bräif (North Frisian): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “bräif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbrēf—
2Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →