Where does “bracon” come from?
bracon (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan bracon, from Proto-Germanic brakko, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
Ancestry of “bracon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | bracon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brakko | setter |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |