Where does “îmbrăca” come from?

îmbrăca (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin imbracare, from Latin brāca, from Etruscan *brāca, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

îmbrăca (Romanian): to dress, to clothe; to dress, to get dressed

Definitions

  1. to dress, to clothe; to dress, to get dressed

Ancestry of “îmbrăca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinimbracare—
2Latinbrācatrousers, breeches (not worn by the Romans)
3Etruscan*brāca—
4Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
5Proto-Germanicbrāks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “îmbrăca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brāks →