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Where does “brac” come from?

brac (Old Occitan) comes from Frankish brakko, from Proto-Germanic brak, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

brac (Old Occitan): hound

Definitions

  1. hound

Ancestry of “brac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrakko—
2Proto-Germanicbrakdog that hunts by scent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “brac”

  • brach
  • brachet
  • braco
  • braca
  • brachet
  • brachez
  • brachet
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