Where does “brieve” come from?

brieve (Old French) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Ancestry of “brieve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
2Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brieve

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis