Where does “bráðr” come from?

bráðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brēþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bráðr (Old Norse): hasty, sudden; sudden, hasty

Definitions

  1. hasty, sudden; sudden, hasty

Ancestry of “bráðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrēþazrushed; in a hurry; quick; nimble
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bráðr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic brēþaz