Where does “Brega” come from?

Brega (Old Irish) comes from Spanish bregar, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Brega (Old Irish): Bregia, country around the Hill of Tara; Bregia,...

Definitions

  1. Bregia, country around the Hill of Tara; Bregia,...

Ancestry of “Brega”, step by step

Brega traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish bregar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbregarto toil, struggle; to fight; to deal with
2Gothic𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽to break; to struggle, contend
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Old Irish brí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbríhill
2Proto-Celticbrixshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Arabic البريقة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالبريقة—

Words derived from “Brega”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 →