Where does “brifmarka” come from?
brifmarka (Silesian) comes from German Briefmarke, from German brief, from Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.
brifmarka (Silesian): postage stamp
Definitions
- postage stamp
Ancestry of “brifmarka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Briefmarke | postage stamp |
| 2 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 3 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 4 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 5 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |