Where does “breib” come from?
breib (Old Irish) comes from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
breib (Old Irish): short
Ancestry of “breib”, step by step
breib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin brevis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via English bribe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bribe | Something given in exchange for influence or as... |
| 2 | Middle English | bribe | — |
| 3 | Old French | briber | go begging |