Where does “brāks” come from?

brāks (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “brāks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brāks

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-