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Where does “bráge” come from?

bráge (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic brāgants, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

bráge (Old Irish): neck, throat, gullet

Definitions

  1. neck, throat, gullet

Ancestry of “bráge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrāgantsneck, throat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “bráge”

  • brá
  • brága
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