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Where does “Brak” come from?

Brak (Polish) comes from Old Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak — salty; flaw, defect; breaking.

Ancestry of “Brak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbrak—
2Middle Low Germanbraksalty; flaw, defect; breaking
Every word from Middle Low German brak →