Where does “bratchet” come from?

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

bratchet (Scots): bitch, hound

Definitions

  1. bitch, hound

Ancestry of “bratchet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrachethunting dog trained to follow the scent of an...
2Old Occitanbrachound
3Frankishbrakko—
4Proto-Germanicbrakdog that hunts by scent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “bratchet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brak →Every word from Frankish brakko →