Where does “bruèissa” come from?

bruèissa (Occitan) comes from Celtiberian bruxtia, from Proto-Celtic brixtā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵ- — to shine; to gleam; enlighten.

bruèissa (Occitan): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “bruèissa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Celtiberianbruxtia—
2Proto-Celticbrixtāspell, magical formula, incantation
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵ-to shine; to gleam; enlighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brixtā →Every word from Celtiberian bruxtia →