Where does “brav” come from?

brav (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German brav, from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

brav (Norwegian Bokmål): brave; good

Definitions

brave; good

Ancestry of “brav”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Low German	brav	—
2	French	brave	brave; honest; hero
3	Italian	bravo	good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
4	Vulgar Latin	bravus	—
5	Latin	barbarus	foreign; savage; uncivilized
6	Ancient Greek	βάρβαρος	non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	balb-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →