Where does “braire” come from?
braire (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bragio, from Gaulish bragu, from Welsh -u, from Middle Welsh -u, from Proto-Brythonic -oβ̃ — Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...
braire (Old French): to bray; to cry out; to shout out
Definitions
- to bray; to cry out; to shout out
Ancestry of “braire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bragio | I bray, make animal noises; I cry, weep |
| 2 | Gaulish | bragu | — |
| 3 | Welsh | -u | impression, imprint |
| 4 | Middle Welsh | -u | — |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | -oβ̃ | Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic... |
Words derived from “braire”