Where does “Breefmoakj” come from?
Breefmoakj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle English breef, from Old French brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Breefmoakj (Plautdietsch): postage stamp, stamp
Definitions
- postage stamp, stamp
Ancestry of “Breefmoakj”, step by step
Breefmoakj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English breef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | breef | Alternative form of bref |
| 2 | Old French | brief | brief, short in length; letter or statement |
| 3 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |
via Plautdietsch Moakj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Moakj | marrow |