Where does “brachet” come from?
brachet (Old French) comes from Old Occitan brac, from Frankish brakko, from Proto-Germanic brak, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
brachet (Old French): hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...
Definitions
- hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...
Ancestry of “brachet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | brac | hound |
| 2 | Frankish | brakko | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brak | dog that hunts by scent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
Words derived from “brachet”