Where does “braf” come from?

braf (Swedish) comes from Low German brav, from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

braf (Swedish): good, brave

Definitions

  1. good, brave

Ancestry of “braf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbrav—
2Frenchbravebrave; honest; hero
3Italianbravogood, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,...
4Vulgar Latinbravus—
5Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
6Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “braf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Latin barbarus →