Where does “bracket” come from?

bracket (Spanish) comes from English bracket, from English bragget, from Middle English bragot, from Middle Welsh bragod, from Middle Welsh brag — malt.

bracket (Spanish): braces a device worn on the teeth to straighten them

Definitions

  1. braces a device worn on the teeth to straighten them

Ancestry of “bracket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbracketA fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf;...
2EnglishbraggetA liquor made of fermented ale and honey with...
3Middle Englishbragotbragget
4Middle Welshbragod—
5Middle Welshbragmalt
Every word from Middle Welsh brag →Every word from Middle Welsh bragod →Every word from Middle English bragot →
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