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Where does “brezzila” come from?

brezzila (Old High German) comes from Medieval Latin brachiatellum, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Ancestry of “brezzila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbrachiatellum—
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “brezzila”

  • pretzel
  • pretzelled
  • minipretzel
  • pretzelosity
  • Pretzel
  • Brezel
  • プレッツェル
  • perec
  • perecem
  • perecei
  • kerek perec
  • perec
  • pereced
  • perecen
  • pereces
  • perece
  • բրեցել
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