Where does “brag” come from?

brag (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bregge, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

brag (North Frisian): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbregge—
2Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
3Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →
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