Where does “prais” come from?

prais (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle English bras, from Old English bræs, from Proto-Germanic brasnaz, from Proto-Germanic brasō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

prais (Scottish Gaelic): pot

Definitions

  1. pot

Ancestry of “prais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbrasAlternative form of brace; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishbræsore; brass or bronze
3Proto-Germanicbrasnazbrazen
4Proto-Germanicbrasōgleed, crackling coal; fire, pyre
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “prais”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasō →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasnaz →