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
Ancestry of “bratchet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | brachet | hunting dog trained to follow the scent of an... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | brac | hound |
| 3 | Frankish | brakko | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brak | dog that hunts by scent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |
Words derived from “bratchet”