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Where does “brego” come from?

brego (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bragz, from Proto-Germanic breh-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

brego (Old English): prince, lord, ruler

Definitions

  1. prince, lord, ruler

Ancestry of “brego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicbragzOne who is first or foremost, a premier, chief,...
2Proto-Germanicbreh-to flash, move quickly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—
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