Where does “brak” come from?

brak (Silesian) comes from Old Polish brak, from Middle Low German brak — salty; flaw, defect; breaking.

brak (Silesian): lack

Definitions

  1. lack

Ancestry of “brak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbrakchoice, selection
2Middle Low Germanbraksalty; flaw, defect; breaking
Every word from Middle Low German brak →Every word from Old Polish brak →
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