Where does “brå” come from?

brå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

brå (Norwegian Nynorsk): sudden

Definitions

  1. sudden

Ancestry of “brå”, step by step

brå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French brave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbravebrave; honest; hero
2Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
3Vulgar Latinbravus—
4Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
5Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

via Old Norse bráðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebráðrhasty, sudden; sudden, hasty
2Proto-Germanicbrēþazrushed; in a hurry; quick; nimble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “brå”

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