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Where does “briaf” come from?

briaf (Old High German) comes from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

Ancestry of “briaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
2Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
3Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “briaf”

  • Briefkopf
  • Brieftaubenzüchter
  • Brieftaube
  • Liebesbrief
  • Rückscheinbrief
  • Brieftaubenzüchterin
  • Briefbombe
  • Briefpapier
  • Briefwechsel
  • Briefkastenfirma
  • Abschiedsbrief
  • Brief
  • Briefbeschwerer
  • Briefmarkensammlung
  • Brieffreund
  • Brieffreundin
  • Briefmarke
  • Pfandbrief
  • Briefkasten
  • Rundbrief
  • líbesbríf
  • brief
  • בריוו
  • בליצבריוו
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