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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

  1. hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...

Ancestry of “brachet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbrachound
2Frankishbrakko—
3Proto-Germanicbrakdog that hunts by scent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “brachet”

  • brach
  • brachet
  • brachet
  • brachez
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →